Stage III-IV: There is cancer in lymph node areas on both sides of the diaphragm (stage III), or the cancer has spread throughout the body beyond the lymph nodes (stage IV). Lymphoma most often spreads to the liver, bone marrow, or lungs. read more
Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Survival Rates. Hodgkin’s disease is considered one of the most treatable forms of cancer if found early. For NHL, the overall five and 10 year relative survival rates are 69 percent and 59 percent, respectively. read more
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has the most common form of cancer that affects the lymphatic system, which fights disease throughout the body. But even when non-Hodgkin's lymphoma reaches its later stages and has spread, as it has in Hogan, it is often curable because of drugs that have been developed to fight it, experts say. read more