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What to Know Before Starting Your CLL Treatment

Author(s):

Yuliya P.L Linhares, MD,Josie Montegaard, MSN, AGPCNP-BC

Josie Montegaard, MSN, AGPCNP-BC, provides clinical insights on her approach to counseling patients who are receiving treatment for chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

Video content above is prompted by the following question(s):

  • What counseling do you typically provide for patients who are beginning treatment?
    • What can they expect from treatment?
  • What is the typical duration of therapy (continuous vs fixed duration)?
  • How is treatment success typically determined/measured?
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