Finding support
You might feel overwhelmed, scared, anxious or upset if you have been diagnosed with cancer – these are all normal feelings. It’s very important to have support from family, friends, health professionals or other services to help you cope with cancer.
Living with cancer has information about physical, emotional and practical issues during and after diagnosis and treatment.
Cancer Australia's resource Cancer – how are you travelling? provides information to help you understand the emotional and social impact of cancer.
Your guide to best cancer care
The Guide to Best Cancer Care (summary of the Optimal Care Pathway) is available to help you understand the best cancer care that should be provided from diagnosis, through to treatment and beyond. It is available in multiple languages.
It includes timeframes within which tests or procedures should ideally be completed. It can also help you with questions to ask your health professionals to make sure you receive the best care at every step.
- Low-grade lymphoma: Your guide to best cancer care
- Hodgkin and diffuse large B cell lymphoma: Your guide to best cancer care
The full version of the Optimal care pathway for people with low-grade lymphoma is available here.
The full version of the Optimal care pathway for people with Hodgkin and diffuse large B cell lymphoma is available here.
There are also two resources for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to help you to know what to expect:
The Cancer Council in your state or territory can give you general information about cancer, as well as information on resources and support groups in your local area.
Call the Cancer Council Information and Support Helpline from anywhere in Australia for the cost of a local call on 13 11 20.
Other cancer support organisations can also help you and your loved ones deal with the challenges of cancer.
Research and clinical trials
Research is ongoing to find new ways to diagnose and treat different types of cancer. You may be invited to participate in a clinical trial to test new ways of treating lymphoma.
To find out more about clinical trials and whether you can participate, visit the Australian Cancer Trials website.
Relevant Links
• Lymphoma Australia (Aus)
• Cancer Council (Aus)
• Leukaemia Foundation Australia
• Cancer Australia Children’s Cancer
Health professionals
Clinical practice guidelines for lymphoma
• National Health and Medical Research Council, Australian consensus guidelines for the management of neutropenic fever in adult cancer patients
• National Comprehensive Cancer Network (US), Clinical practice guidelines in oncology: Hodgkin lymphoma
• National Comprehensive Cancer Network (US), Clinical practice guidelines in oncology: Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinemia/Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma
• National Comprehensive Cancer Network (US), Clinical practice guidelines in oncology: B‑Cell Lymphomas
• National Comprehensive Cancer Network (US), Clinical practice guidelines in oncology: Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia/Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma
• National Comprehensive Cancer Network (US), Clinical practice guidelines in oncology: Hairy Cell Leukemia
• National Comprehensive Cancer Network (US), Clinical practice guidelines in oncology: Pediatric Hodgkin Lymphoma
• National Comprehensive Cancer Network (US), Clinical practice guidelines in oncology: Primary Cutaneous Lymphomas
• National Comprehensive Cancer Network (US), Clinical practice guidelines in oncology: T‑Cell Lymphomas
For more information about lymphoma diagnosis and treatment
See the National Cancer Institute’s (US) resources for health professionals:
• Adult Hodgkin Lymphoma Treatment
• Adult Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Treatment
• AIDS-Related Lymphoma Treatment
• Mycosis Fungoides (Including Sézary Syndrome) Treatment
• Primary CNS Lymphoma Treatment
• Childhood Hodgkin Lymphoma Treatment
• Childhood Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Treatment.
When reading materials that are published in other countries, note that some of the information may not apply to Australian patients.
