Lymphoma doesn’t always need treatment straightaway. Instead, you might have a period of active monitoring (also known as watch and wait). We're here to support you, whether you want to learn more about lymphoma, hear from other people affected by lymphoma, or find tips to help you live well, physically, practically and emotionally.
Find out about active monitoring (watch and wait), an approach that involves regular appointments to monitor your lymphoma until it needs treatment.
Find out more about active monitoringWe have videos explaining what active monitoring is, why it might be recommended, and personal experiences of people on active monitoring for their lymphoma.
Watch Dr Kim Linton, Consultant Oncologist at The Christie Hospital Manchester, explain what active monitoring is and why it is often recommended for low-grade non-Hodgkin lymphoma (please note that although this video refers to follicular lymphoma, Dr Linton explains how active monitoring is also used for other types of lymphoma).
In this video, Sandra and Jeff share their personal experiences of active monitoring: what they thought when they were told, what it felt like, and how they feel about it now.
Find information and support to help you whilst on active monitoring.
Our friendly and knowledgeable team can offer information about lymphoma and provide a listening ear to you and your loved ones.
Stories and videos from people affected by different types of lymphoma - plus family and carers - sharing how they have coped and how they're living with and beyond lymphoma.
Our peer-led Live your Life (self-management) programme is for people who have just finished treatment or who are on watch and wait (activte monitoring). It aims to connect you to others, help you to find your 'new normal' and live well with and beyond lymphoma.
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