Malignant lymphoma is a very terrible tumor disease that seriously threatens our lives. It is difficult to get a definite answer to the question of how long malignant lymphoma can live, because there are many factors that determine the length of life. The main factor that determines the length of life is the treatment and the physical function of the patient. In addition, patients with advanced malignant lymphoma and their family members should learn more about the treatment of advanced malignant lymphoma and communicate more with the attending physicians, which will help to prolong the survival of advanced malignant lymphoma. The main influencing factors are the treatment method and the patient’s physical condition. For patients with advanced lymphoma, conservative treatment with Chinese medicine can be adopted. As an adjuvant treatment, Chinese herbal medicine can be taken according to the patient’s condition, which is very helpful for the treatment of malignant lymphoma and can also reduce the harm brought to the patient during chemotherapy. However, patients also need to pay more attention to diet and exercise in general, which is also useful for treatment. As long as our hearts are full of desire for life, long-term survival with tumor is still very possible. I hope we can encourage patients more, so that they can have a positive attitude. Early symptoms of malignant lymphoma The earlier malignant lymphoma is treated, the better the results will be. Let’s take a look at what are the early symptoms of malignant lymphoma so that we can detect and treat it earlier. 1.The most typical manifestation of lymphoma is painless and progressive enlargement of lymph nodes in superficial parts with smooth surface and tough texture, which feels like ping-pong balls when touched or like the hardness of nose tip. The neck and supraclavicular lymph nodes are most commonly enlarged, followed by axillary and inguinal lymph nodes. There are also patients with deep lymph node enlargement as the main manifestation, such as mediastinal, abdominal and pelvic lymph node enlargement, which are more insidious in origin and the lymph node enlargement is often more obvious when detected. 2. Progressively enlarged lymph nodes may affect or compress the surrounding tissues and organs, and cause corresponding symptoms. For example, giant mediastinal lymph nodes may compress the superior vena cava, resulting in impaired blood return, manifesting as swelling of the face and neck, chest tightness, chest pain, and difficulty in breathing; giant lymph nodes in the pelvis and abdominal cavity may compress the gastrointestinal tract, ureter or bile duct, resulting in intestinal obstruction, hydronephrosis or jaundice, and causing abdominal pain and distension. 3. Lymphoma can also invade organs other than the lymphatic system and manifest as invasion, destruction, compression or obstruction of the corresponding organs. For example, lymphoma of the gastrointestinal tract behaves like stomach and intestinal cancer, and may present with abdominal pain, gastrointestinal ulcer, bleeding, obstruction, and compression; skin lymphoma is often misdiagnosed as psoriasis, eczema, dermatitis, etc. Invasion of cranial brain may cause headache, blurred vision, speech disorder, confusion, personality change, sensory and motor disorders of some trunk and limbs, or even paralysis; invasion of bone may cause bone pain and fracture. Invasion of the nasopharynx may cause nasal congestion, runny nose, nasal bleeding, etc., similar to the performance of nasopharyngeal cancer. 4. Lymphoma is a systemic disease, therefore, in addition to the above local symptoms, about half of the patients may also have systemic symptoms such as fever, night sweats, weakness, emaciation, lack of appetite, rash, itching and anemia.