Non-Hodgkin's disease is a type of lymphoma, which is a cancer cells are found in the lymph system. The lymph system is made up of thin tubes that branch, like blood vessels, into all parts of the body. Includes the spleen, thymus, tonsils, bone marrow, lymph nodes, and a network of very thin tubes that carry lymph, a colorless, watery fluid, from the tissues, back into the bloodstream.

Two types of lymphomas

1. Hodgkin's disease - can occur at any age.
2. Non-Hodgkin's disease - disease most often occurs in people over age 50; it also occurs in high-risk groups such as organ transplant recipients and patients who are immunosuppressed.

Symptoms:

• Shortness of breath.
• Difficulty breathing.
• Wheezing.
• High-pitched breathing sounds.
• Swelling of the head or neck.
• Difficulty swallowing.
• Painless swelling of the lymph nodes in the neck, underarm, stomach, or groin.
• Fever.
• Weight loss.
• Night sweats.

Treatments: 

• your overall health and medical history
• extent of the disease
• your tolerance for specific medications, procedures, or therapies
• expectations for the course of the disease
• your opinion or preference

Treatment may include:

• radiation therapy
• chemotherapy
• surgery
• close monitoring of blood work
• bone marrow transplant
• bone marrow examinations
• lumbar punctures/spinal taps
• antibiotics (to prevent or treat infections )
• supportive care (for side effects of treatment )
• long-term follow up care (to determine response to treatment, detect recurrent disease, and manage late effects of treatment)