Most people who are treated for non-Hodgkin lymphoma go into remission after treatment. Remission means the symptoms of cancer have decreased or disappeared and ...HomeNon-HodgkinlymphomaDiagnosisStagingandprognosisStagingandprognosisfornon-HodgkinlymphomaTestshelpshowhowfarnon-Hodgkinlymphomahasspread.Thisprocessiscalledstagingandithelpsyourhealthcareteamrecommendthebesttreatmentforyou.Learnmoreabout:StagesandgradingPrognosisListentoourpodcastonTestsandCancerStaging Stagingisawayofdescribinghowfarnon-Hodgkinlymphomahasspreadthroughoutthebody.Knowingthestagehelpsyourdoctorworkoutthebesttreatmentforyou.Yourdoctorcanexplainyourstagetoyou.Aswellasanumber,eachstageisgivenaletteraccordingtowhetheryouareexperiencingspecificsymptoms:“A”meansyoufeelwell,withnoneoftheBsymptomsofnon-Hodgkinlymphoma.“B”meansyouhavesomeorallofthesesymptoms–unexplainedfevers,unexplainedweightlossordrenchingnightsweats.Stagesofnon-HodgkinlymphomastageIOnelymphnodeareaisaffected.Thisiseitheraboveorbelowthediaphragm.stageIITwoormorelymphnodeareasareaffectedonthesamesideofthediaphragm.stageIIILymphnodeareasbothaboveandbelowthediaphragmareaffected.stageIVLymphomaisinmultiplelymphnodesandhasspreadtootherpartsofthebody(e.g.bonemarrow,liver,lungs).GradingDoctorsalsogivenon-Hodgkinlymphomaagrade,whichdescribeshowquicklythelymphomaislikelytogrowandspread.Thetwogradesofnon-Hodgkinlymphomaarelow-gradeandhigh-grade,andtheyaretreatedinslightlydifferentways.Gradesofnon-Hodgkinlymphomalow-grade(slow-growing)Doctorsmaycallthisindolentlymphoma.Itmaycausefewsymptomsinthebeginningbecausethereislittlechangeinthecancerovertime.Itoftendoesn’tneedtobetreatedstraightaway.Follicularlymphomaisthemostcommontypeoflow-gradelymphoma.intermediate-gradeandhigh-grade(fast-growing)Doctorsmayalsocallthisaggressivelymphoma.Itgrowsmuchfasterthanlow-gradenon-Hodgkinlymphomaandneedstobetreatedassoonaspossibletohavethebestchanceofdestroyingthecancerandcausingremission. DiffuselargeB-celllymphomaisacommonhigh-gradelymphoma.Inowunderstan