Lymphoma

Doctors told Maryland Governor Larry Hogan to go home and rest after undergoing cancer surgery. But he had other plans: sharing his health issues.

From acclaimed actor Jeff Bridges tweeting about a new lymphoma diagnosis to controversial conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh announcing that his stage 4 lung cancer has progressed, here’s what’s happening in the cancer landscape this week.

Data from the trial that led to the FDA approval demonstrated that Keytruda reduced the risk of progression or death in patients with relapsed or refractory classical Hodgkin lymphoma by 35%, compared to Adcetris.

New guidance from the Food and Drug Administration recommends that the makers of breast implants include a black-box warning, a patient decision checklist and other information on product labels that will help protect them against a cancer and an autoimmune condition that can arise from use of the devices.

In this special hematology focused issue of CURE® we look at all the promising treatments and research for both adults and children with blood cancers.

Weighing the cost of CAR-T cell therapy in treating blood cancers is a finical burden for many patients with blood cancer.

Susan M. O’Brien, M.D., one of the nation’s foremost leukemia experts, discusses the future of frontline therapies and upcoming clinical trials associated with chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

CURE® compiled a roundup of five recent reports patients with lymphoma may have missed.

The FDA also released a video for patients that details seven things they should know about breast implants, including information about breast implant-associated lymphoma and systemic symptoms.

In patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, low muscle mass (LMM) and low muscle density (LMD) could play a role when deciding what kind of treatment option to pursue, and could also impact a patient’s odds of survival, according to a recent study.

“Unlike other CAR T-cell therapies, clinical success was not associated with significant complications from therapy,” said Dr. Jonathan Serody. “This means this treatment should be available to patients in a clinic setting and would not require patients to be hospitalized, which is critical in our current environment.”

Here, a survivor lists some alternative ways that patients with cancer or survivors in need of flexible employment can earn extra money.

Ethan Zohn, "Survivor: Africa" winner, discusses how his winner’s mentality helped him through treatment and how leaning on others has been key in survivorship.

From a new trial in Canada looking at therapeutics to help prevent severe symptoms of COVID-19 in patients with cancer to updated guidelines from the American Cancer Society on taking the HPV vaccine to prevent certain cancers, here’s what’s making the headlines in the cancer space this week.

“Let's try to make something good out of something really bad,” says “Survivor: Africa” winner, and lymphoma survivor, Ethan Zohn.

The Food and Drug Administration has had a busy couple of weeks, approving new agents to treat a variety of cancers. Here are five recent approvals that patients with cancer may have missed.