As a 56 year old, I had stopped colouring, but don't have a heap of grey. During chemo, definitely stop but after that, up to you. I don't think I will go back to colouring in the near future. Do what makes your quality of life best, I doubt there is any conclusive research to indicate hair colouring is a trigger for gene mutation.

Jennifer3,
Hi! I bleached my hair for 20yr before lymphoma. My hair came back in grey. I couldn't wait to bleach it again and get back to my normal color. My hair stylist took me lighter gradually. I've been in remission for about a year now from DLBCL. Kelly

As soon as I was diagnosed, I went cold turkey. I told my hubby that he'd now be married to an 'older lady'. He laughed/didn't care. My grey came in beautifully, thank God. I have a short spikey cut so it blends in well. I think all the self-coloring over the years probably contributed to my lymphoma. And if you research it, you'll find possible/probable links. I've gone out of my way to remove as many toxins internally and externally to allow my body to naturally fight the illness.

I only color my roots, but did it 2008-9 when I was in treatment and also now again. Otherwise I try to avoid chemicals.

I stopped coloring initially because I was recovering from my open splenectomy in FL (since I couldn't lift anything over 10 lbs for 12 weeks) away from my hairdresser in MD for nearly 4 months. But in my desperate search to try to understand how an otherwise healthy 61 year old ended up with SMZL, I did see hair dye as a possible link for that particular form of MZL. Everything else as possible links had been ruled out (infections, etc.). So, I decided to continue going gray. I have not experienced any other treatment to date. I will be happier when it is all gray instead of the growing out stage I have currently 😀....