Survival for Hodgkin lymphoma
Survival for Hodgkin lymphoma is generally good, particularly if you are diagnosed early.
Survival depends on many factors. No one can tell you exactly how long you will live.
Below are general statistics based on large groups of people. Remember, they can’t tell you what will happen in your individual case.
About these statistics
The terms 1 year survival and 5 year survival don't mean that you will only live for 1 or 5 years.
The NHS, other health organisations, and researchers collect information. They record what happens to people with cancer in the years after their diagnosis. 5 years is a common time point to measure survival. But some people live much longer than this.
5 year survival is the number of people who have not died from their cancer within 5 years after diagnosis.
Survival by stage
There are no UK wide statistics available for Hodgkin lymphoma survival by stage. Survival statistics are available for each stage of Hodgkin lymphoma in England. These figures are for people diagnosed between 2016 and 2020.
Stage 1
Around 95 out of 100 people (around 95%) will survive for 5 years or more after diagnosis.
Stage 2
90 out of 100 people (90%) will survive for 5 years or more after diagnosis.
Stage 3
More than 85 out of 100 people (more than 85%) will survive for 5 years or more after diagnosis.
Stage 4
Almost 85 out of 100 people (almost 85%) will survive for 5 years or more after being diagnosed.
Cancer survival in England, cancers diagnosed 2016 to 2020, followed up to 2021
NHS England
These figures are for people diagnosed in England between 2016 and 2020.
These statistics are for observed survival. Observed survival measures the actual number of people with cancer who are still alive after a certain amount of time. It doesn’t take into account that the people who have died might have died from other causes. For example, they might have died from older age or another illness.
Survival for all stages
Generally, for people with Hodgkin lymphoma in England:
- More than 90 out of 100 (more than 90%) survive their cancer for 1 year or more after diagnosis
- 85 out of 100 (85%) survive their cancer for 5 years or more after diagnosis
- 75 out of 100 people (75%) survive their cancer for 10 years or more after they are diagnosed
1 and 5 year survival statistics
Cancer survival in England, cancers diagnosed 2016 to 2020, followed up to 2021
NHS England
These figures are for people diagnosed in England between 2016 and 2020.
10 year survival statistics
Cancer survival in England: adult, stage at diagnosis and childhood - patients followed up to 2018
Office for National Statistics
These figures are for people diagnosed in England between 2013 and 2017.
1, 5 and 10 year statistics are for net survival. Net survival estimates the number of people who survive their cancer rather than calculating the number of people diagnosed with cancer who are still alive. In other words, it is the survival of cancer patients after taking into account that some people would have died from other causes if they had not had cancer.
What affects survival
Several factors can affect your outlook (prognosis). These are called prognostic factors.
These factors include where Hodgkin lymphoma is in your body (the stage). And if you had certain symptoms (B symptoms) when you were diagnosed. B symptoms are:
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unexpected weight loss in the past 6 months
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heavy sweating at night