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Seven Insights for Better Nutrition During Cancer Treatment
In the New Year, you may be looking to turn over a new leaf. One goal may be to improve your nutrition. Many cancer survivors struggle with food issue…
Treatment
Treatment for Hodgkin lymphoma is changing due to new drugs and research findings from clinical trials. Therefore, before treatment begins, it is impo…
Treatment
In general, the goal of treatment is to destroy as many lymphoma cells as possible and to induce a complete remission. Complete remission means that a…
Treatment
There is not one treatment that is effective for all myelofibrosis (MF) patients. Patients have varying symptoms and circumstances that require differ…
Treatment
Polycythemia Vera (PV) is a chronic disease: It's not curable, but it can usually be managed effectively for very long periods. The goal of therapy is…
Treatment
On average, individuals with essential thrombocythemia (ET) have a normal life expectancy if they are properly monitored and treated. It's important t…
Types of Treatment
The factors that will determine your treatment regimen may include: The type of blood cancer Your disease's subtype, phase, category and/or st…
Treatment
Dealing with a cancer diagnosis, treatment or long-term survival issues can sometimes be overwhelming or confusing. If you're an adult patient or the …
After Cancer Treatment: When Going Back to School isn’t Exciting
More than 6,000 school-age children are affected by leukemia and lymphoma each year. These blood cancers account for about 40 percent of all childhood…
Treatment Outcomes
With the current advances in treatment and supportive care, survival rates for myeloma patients have improved significantly in the last decades. It is…
Lymphoma diagnosis, survival rate by age, prognosis, and treatment
Table of contents:What is Hodgkin lymphoma? Organs affected by Hodgkin lymphomaHodgkin lymphoma symptoms and early signsWhat is non-Hodgkin lymphoma?O…
Treatment
Which side effects do I need to call my doctor about? Side effects of treatment are usually discussed with patients before the treatment is started.
Treatment Outcomes
Some types of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) are curable. Some people with other types of NHL are able to keep their disease under control and live good-q…
Treatment Outcomes
Treatment results and outcomes vary among patients. Newer treatment therapies, better supportive care and studies of new drugs in clinical trials are …
Making Treatment Decisions
Adults living with blood cancer must make decisions about treatment, family, work or school and finances. If your child has been diagnosed, you must m…
Another First: FDA Approves Car T-Immunotherapy for Treatment of Aggressive Form of Indolent Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today approved the CAR T-cell treatment axicabtagene ciloleucel (Yescarta®) for patients with follicular l…
Treatment
Topics include genetics and genomics, stem cell transplantation, clinical trials, CAR T-cell therapy and communicating with your healthcare team.
Education Resources
The Financial Burden of Blood Cancer Treatment for Working-Aged Adults is Growing
Cancer is one of the most expensive medical conditions to treat in the U.S. As a result, patients, survivors, and caregivers—already challenged by the…
Making treatment affordable for patients
Blood Cancer United is working to make care more affordable.While innovation continues to change the nature of medical treatment for serious diseases …
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Hodgkin lymphoma treatment
Treatment for Hodgkin lymphoma is changing due to new drugs and research findings from clinical trials. Therefore, before treatment begins, it is impo…
Blood Cancer
Myeloma treatment
Treatment for myeloma may include one or more of these therapies: chemotherapy or drug therapy, stem cell transplantation, radiation, chimeric antigen…
Blood Cancer
Types of blood cancer treatment
Chemotherapy, stem cell transplantation, and radiation therapy are common blood cancer treatments, but disease type and risk factors also determine th…
Education Resources
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) treatment
In general, the goal of treatment is to destroy as many lymphoma cells as possible and to induce a complete remission. Complete remission means that a…
Blood Cancer
Treatment Outcomes
Among patients with MF, the prognosis (meaning the likely outcome of the disease) varies widely. Each patient’s risk factors are evaluated individuall…
Pain Treatment
Pain can be managed effectively in a number of ways, depending on the cause and type of your pain. Treatments may include: Medications - nonster…