The most common symptom of NHL is swollen, or enlarged, lymph nodes in the neck, armpit or groin. The swollen lymph nodes are usually painless, but they can eventually put pressure on tissue or organs around them and cause discomfort or pain.

Other common symptoms of NHL include:

• a rash or itchy skin on the chest, stomach and back
• unexplained fatigue

Some symptoms of NHL are generalized, which means that they affect the whole body. These are called B symptoms, or systemic symptoms. They usually include:

• unexplained fever over 38°C that doesn’t go away
• drenching night sweats (enough to soak bedding and night clothes)
• unexplained weight loss of more than 10% of body weight within the last 6 months.