Whatpatientsandcaregiversneedtoknowabout cancer,coronavirus,andCOVID-19.CloseCriticalAlertBannerSearchVerenespañol|Downloadthistopic[PDF]AfterTreatmentLivingasaHodgkinLymphomaSurvivorSecondCancersAfterHodgkinLymphomaLateandLong-termSideEffectsofHodgkinLymphomaTreatmentCancerA-ZHodgkinLymphomaAfterTreatmentLivingAsaHodgkinLymphomaSurvivorFormanypeoplewithHodgkinlymphoma(HL),treatmentcancurethelymphoma.Completingtreatmentcanbebothstressfulandexciting.Youmayberelievedtofinishtreatment,butfindithardnottoworryaboutthelymphomacomingback.(Whencancercomesbackaftertreatment,it'scalledarecurrence.)Thisisaverycommonconcernifyou’vehadcancer. Forsomepeople,HLmaynevergoawaycompletely.Thesepeoplemaygetregulartreatmentswithchemotherapy,radiationtherapy,orothertherapiestohelpcontrolitforaslongaspossibleandtohelprelievesymptoms.LearningtolivewithHLthatdoesn'tgoawaycanbedifficultandverystressful.AskyourdoctorforasurvivorshipcareplanTalkwithyourdoctoraboutdevelopingasurvivorshipcareplanforyou.Thisplanmightinclude:Asuggestedscheduleforfollow-upexamsandtestsAscheduleforothertestsyoumightneedinthefuture,suchasearlydetection(screening)testsforothertypesofcancer,orteststolookforlong-termhealtheffectsfromtheHLoritstreatmentAlistofpossiblelate-orlong-termsideeffectsfromyourtreatment,includingwhattowatchforandwhenyoushouldcontactyourdoctorDietandphysicalactivitysuggestionsFollow-upafterHodgkinLymphomaEvenifyou’vecompletedtreatment,yourdoctorswillstillwanttowatchyouclosely.It’sveryimportanttogotoallyourfollow-upappointmentsbecauseHLcansometimescomebackevenmanyyearsaftertreatment.Sometreatmentsideeffectsmightlastalongtimeormightnotevenshowupuntilyearsafteryouhavefinishedtreatment(seeLateandLong-termSideEffectsofHodgkinLymphomaTreatment).Thesedoctorvisitsareagoodtimetoaskquestionsandtalkaboutanychangesorproblemsyounoticeorconcernsyouhave. ManypeoplewithHodgkinlymphomaarecured,butthetreatmentsusedcanleadtohealthproblemsinthefuture.Seeyourdoctorregularly,gettherecommendedcancerscreeningtests,andtel