Understanding lymphoma
It's important that you have a reasonable understanding of lymphoma throughout your volunteering.
You can read the latest news about treatment for lymphoma, national initiatives and our responses to different topics here.
Did you know that the periwinkle flower on our logo has cancer-fighting properties?
Lymphoma Action has a whole host of information about lymphoma and the personal experiences of people affected. Please read our About lymphoma briefing sheet to understand more, along with the suggested resources below:
Personal stories
Ellie shares her experience of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL)
Alfie shares his experience of stage 4 Hodgkin lymphoma at age 13
Alister shares about his experience of follicular lymphoma
Imtiaz shares about his experience of central nervous system (CNS) lymphoma
Katie shares her experience of a clinical trial with Waldenström’s macroglobulinaemia (WM)
Evgenia shares her experience of supporting her wellbeing with non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Alex shares his experience of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL)
You can read all personal stories here.
Videos and animations
What is lymphoma: an animated introduction to lymphoma
Symptoms of lymphoma animation
About Lymphoma Action animation
Talking to people: Natalia's experience
Caring for your partner with lymphoma: Sue and Neville’s story
When your child has lymphoma: Laura's story
Let's talk lymphoma: Meet Ben
Let's talk lymphoma: Meet Georgia
You can watch all videos here.
Lymphoma Voices (Podcasts)
Volunteering: a sense of community with two of our volunteers Penny and Mark
Why I find lymphoma so interesting with consultant haematologist Dr Graham Collins
Understanding relapse with Advanced Nurse Practitioner Charlotte Bloodworth
Two perspectives, one lymphoma with Lyle and his mum Julie
A life amplified with Def Leppard guitarist Viv Campbell
No one like me is talking about this with our volunteer Mez
Find the path to the new you with our volunteer Melinda