LATEST LYMPHOMA NEWS
Misdiagnoses still prevalent in lymphomas – results from Global Patient Survey
Misdiagnosis, incorrect medication and treatment, and time to correct diagnosis, are serious issues that still plague the healthcare community when dealing with patients who exhibit lymphoma symptoms.
Read more...Mayo Clinic: Exhaustion Renders Immune Cells Less Effective in Cancer Treatment
Rather than stimulating immune cells to more effectively battle cancerous tumors, treatment with the protein interleukin-12 (IL-12) has the opposite effect, driving these intracellular fighters to exhaustion, a Mayo Clinic study has found.
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WHAT’S HAPPENING AROUND THE WORLD
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CTCL Support
The Cutaneous Lymphoma Foundation is hosting patient education forums in Toronto, Pittsburgh and Detroit in the month of October and November. Click below to read more about the event details and locations.
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The Leukaemia Foundation of Australia organized 21 WLAD educational seminars nationwide during the month of September and October. They have also created a Lymphoma Awareness Raising poster, which you can download by clicking below.
Calendar of Events - Educational Seminars
RESEARCH
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2012 Global Survey Results
In early 2012, the Lymphoma Coalition launched an on-line global survey to its 54 member organizations and their local members to help them gain a better understanding of and determine the accuracy of what they believe are the following growing concerns affecting lymphoma patients around the world.
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2012 InterLymph Report
The 2012 Annual Scientific Meeting of the InterLymph Consortium was held from 7-9th June in Bethesda, Maryland at the National Institutes of Health. The meeting was supported by the Lymphoma Coalition and the National Cancer Institute’s Intramural Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics.
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The information on this website is for general use only. Please consult your physician if you think you may have lymphoma or require more detailed information on the best course of treatment for you.
UPCOMING EVENTS
- CTCL Patient Conference - Fri. 12 Oct, 2012 Education Sessions
- LC Board Meeting - Tue. 23 Oct, 2012 Meetings
- CTCl Education Forum - Sat. 27 Oct, 2012 Education Sessions
