Will follicular lymphoma kill you?

The survival rate for follicular lymphoma at five years (that is, the percentage of patients who will be alive 5 years after diagnosis) is 80-90\% and median survival is approximately 10-12 years. People with stage I follicular lymphoma may be able to be cured with radiation therapy.

How long can you live with lymphoma without knowing?

But it’s important to keep in mind that survival rates can vary widely for different types and stages of lymphoma. Below are the 5-year relative survival rates for two common types of NHL – diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and follicular lymphoma – based on people diagnosed between 2010 and 2016.

What happens if you don’t treat follicular lymphoma?

The blood cells can form tumors in these places. Although follicular lymphoma usually can’t be cured, you can live long and well with it. This cancer grows slowly. You may not need treatment for many years, or ever.

What happens if lymphoma goes undiagnosed?

If left untreated, the disease will lead to death. If you decline life-saving treatment, you can choose to get support from palliative care (a medical team that manages your symptoms and pain).

Can follicular lymphoma spread to the brain?

More significantly, follicular lymphomas are one of the least frequent types of indolent lymphomas to develop clinically apparent, secondary CNS spread. The presentation of an indolent follicular lymphoma with transformation to an aggressive diffuse large B-cell lymphoma within the brain parenchyma is rare.

Can follicular lymphoma turn into leukemia?

Follicular lymphoma transforming into acute lymphoblastic leukemia has been documented in a limited number of cases [2,3,11,12].

How does lymphoma cause death?

People with NHL most often die from infections, bleeding or organ failure resulting from metastases. A serious infection or sudden bleeding can quickly lead to death, even if someone doesn’t appear very ill.

Is follicular lymphoma a terminal illness?

Follicular lymphoma is usually not considered to be curable, but more of a chronic disease. Patients can live for many years with this form of lymphoma.

Can follicular lymphoma spread to organs?

Most people are diagnosed with stage 3 or stage 4 follicular lymphoma. It often spreads to the bone marrow and spleen, but it usually doesn’t affect organs and tissues other than the lymph nodes. Sometimes follicular lymphomas can change into diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL).

Why did I get follicular lymphoma?

It can develop at any age, but it is more common in people over 60. In most cases, there is no known cause for follicular lymphoma. Some genetic changes are common in follicular lymphoma, but scientists don’t know what causes them. There is not normally any family history of follicular lymphoma.

What causes death from lymphoma?

Postmortem examination (70\% of the entire sample) revealed evidence of lymphoma in 67 of 80 patients. The most frequent extranodal sites of involvement were the respiratory tract, bone marrow, liver, kidney, and gastrointestinal tract in that order. The most common cause of death was infection (33\% of cases).