What is follicular lymphoma?

Follicular lymphoma is the most common of the slow growing (indolent) non-Hodgkin's lymphomas (NHL), and the second most common form of NHL overall.

How do members experience follicular lymphoma?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with follicular lymphoma*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for follicular lymphoma*

*Data from patients with follicular lymphoma, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Compare treatments taken by people with follicular lymphoma*

Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment

(Rituxan)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
follicular lymphoma (1)

*Data from patients with follicular lymphoma, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Who has follicular lymphoma on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 3
30s 8
40s 24
50s 44
60s 68
70+ 57

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 76
Female 130

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What is follicular lymphoma?

Follicular lymphoma is the most common of the slow growing (indolent) non-Hodgkin's lymphomas (NHL), and the second most common form of NHL overall.



Common symptoms reported by people with follicular lymphoma

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for follicular lymphoma

Treatment name(s)
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Treatment name(s)

(Rituxan)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
68
Tried for
follicular lymphoma (1)

Data from patients with follicular lymphoma, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Compare treatments taken by people with follicular lymphoma

Treatment name(s)
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment name(s)

(Rituxan)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
follicular lymphoma (1)
  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
  • Severe
  • Moderate
  • Mild
  • None

Data from patients with follicular lymphoma, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Who has follicular lymphoma on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 159 say follicular lymphoma is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 3
30s 8
40s 24
50s 44
60s 68
70+ 57
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 1
20-29 years 2
30-39 years 4
40-49 years 4
50-59 years 9
60-69 years 8
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 76
Female 130

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 54
Not Diagnosed 3

These charts show data from follicular lymphoma patients who have completed their condition history
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