Lymphoma

In this episode of CURE® Talks Cancer, we spoke with an advocate who is raising awareness around the recent controversy surrounding a certain type of breast implant that is causing a rare type of lymphoma.

Only half of patients reported their blood cancer was detected while visiting a doctor after experiencing symptoms versus detection during a routine medical test or exam or while under the care of a doctor for another health condition.

Extraordinary Healer® Award finalist Angela Hammack, B.S.N., RN, OCN, discussed how she began running marathons to raise awareness – and $100,000 – for cancer.

Here are the top 5 CURE stories for March 2019.

How being treated for an allergy to cats and persistence finally led to my diagnoses of Hodgkin's lymphoma.

Productivity loss among parent caregivers associated with poor health-related quality of life in pediatric advanced stage Hodgkin lymphoma.

In order to help others, this survivor and author must "bare all" to get his message out.

Treating younger patients with low-risk diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) with two fewer front-line cycles of standard treatment greatly reduced toxicity without sacrificing effi­cacy.

The Food and Drug Administration granted a priority review to Revlimid (lenalidomide) plus Rituxan (rituximab) for the treatment of patients with previously treated follicular lymphoma and marginal zone lymphoma.

The Food and Drug Administration granted a priority review to polatuzumab vedotin in combination with bendamustine plus Rituxan (rituximab) for the treatment of patients with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL).

While some high-risk patients with mantle cell lymphoma may benefit from aggressive initial therapy, a recent study found that this may not be necessary for others who could benefit from more targeted therapies.

Outwardly, you start to look like your old self again while inside you're still licking the wounds of your cancer battle.

Toronto’s Jeff Lipton, PhD, MD, FRCPC, shares his thoughts on the outlook for blood cancers.

In an interview with CURE, Filippo Milano, M.D., Ph.D., explains what cord blood transplantation is and why it is important for patients to learn more.

Laurie was no stranger to cancer after she faced a bout with stage 3b non-Hodgkin lymphoma back in 1977, but her second diagnosis of breast cancer left her with a very tough decision on how she wanted to move forward with treatment.

As researchers recently discovered, outcomes for patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma are just as good when the number of chemotherapy cycles is reduced.

How to conquer the fear of your own body, one step at a time.

WE SURVIVORS ARE INUNDATED with the message: “Be hopeful!” Unfortunately, that universal rallying cry doesn’t help us know how to find hope or what to hope for.

PAUL ALLEN, A COFOUNDER of Microsoft, died of the blood cancer non-Hodgkin lymphoma on Oct. 16.

Long-term follow-up of the JULIET trial showed patients with relapsed or refractory DLBCL continued to experience durable responses 19 months after treatment.

Especially during holiday seasons, we remember loved ones who are not with us. Even long after they have passed, we can cherish old memories and even make new ones with the help of social media. Recently I learned something sweet about my brother John, who died of Hodgkin's lymphoma decades ago, from a high school friend I never knew about.

Treatment with Xarelto (rivaroxaban) may reduce the risk for developing blood clots during active treatment with a systemic therapy like chemotherapy, according to results from the CASSINI trial.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Truxima (rituximab-abbs) – the first biosimilar of Rituxan (rituximab) – to treat adults with CD20-positive, B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL).