Lymphoma News

AN Andover man has taken on a 16-hour golf challenge at Bishopswood Golf Club to raise money for Macmillan Cancer research.

MORE than half of patients diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma are now surviving the cancer thanks to improved diagnosis and treatment, campaigners have said.

He said Monday that he will undergo three more chemotherapy treatments to ensure that the cancer is completely gone, but he's hopeful the treatments are going to be successful.

A fundraising carnival will be held Saturday at Norris Elementary School for a Clinton man, diagnosed in January with Hodgkin's lymphoma, and his 5-year-old daughter, diagnosed with leukemia in April.

May 22, 2012 John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center, one of the nation's top 50 cancer centers, will bring together leading cancer experts, for presentation and discussion of the latest developments and implications of cell therapy and interventional immunology in oncology, on Friday, June 7 from 7:00am to 1:30pm. "I'm ... (more)

Each year more than 12,000 Americans are diagnosed with a blood cancer, such as Leukemia and Lymphoma.

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Sale Creek Middle/High School senior Niki Ables and other students are sharing in the personal fight of some of their own - the fight against cancer.

Do you want to live a longer life in good health? Simple practices can make some difference, such as exercise or calorie restriction.

Once cancer has reached this stage, it becomes very difficult for doctors to locate and treat the numerous tumors that can develop.

The plug has been pulled on a phase III randomized, open-label trial that was evaluating the safety and efficacy of the investigational compound inotuzumab ozogamicin in patients with relapsed or refractory CD22+ aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphoma who were not candidates for intensive high-dose chemotherapy.

Pfizer Inc, which has been on a hot streak with three recent approvals of cancer drugs, stumbled on Monday, saying it was halting a late-stage trial of a drug for aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphoma after independent monitors found it was not likely to improve survival.

By Kay S. Pedrotti Dinh Le, Lamar County high 2009 valedictorian and a popular figure among Barnesville's young people, has been diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma and is taking chemotherapy at Emory Hospital.

Main Category: Lymphoma / Leukemia / Myeloma Also Included In: IT / Internet / E-mail ; Cancer / Oncology Article Date: 21 May 2013 - 1:00 PDT In their quest to learn more about the variability of cells between and within tissues, biomedical scientists have devised tools capable of simultaneously measuring dozens of characteristics of individual ... (more)

Claire E. Dearden, MD, Consultant Hematologist, Head of CLL Clinic, Royal Marsden Hospital, London, UK, highlights the pharmacotherapeutic strategies for the management of B- and T-cell PLL, noting the clinical outcomes associated with the diseases, and briefly touches on the future of PLL therapy.

's Federal Joint Committee has issued its final benefit assessment report for PIXUVRI , which is indicated as a monotherapy for the treatment of adult patients with aggressive B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma who have failed two or three prior lines of therapy.

The 66-year-old from Woolston is proof of just how crucial new discoveries and breakthroughs are to helping save lives, having taken part in a clinical trial that saw her receive pioneering treatment to beat the disease despite the odds being against her.

Students finish their activities Thursday morning by high-fiving members of the Field High School girls' soccer team.

AbbVie today announced that data evaluating several investigational compounds in the company's oncology pipeline will be presented at the upcoming 2013 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting, May 31 - June 4, Chicago.

Premier League referee Mark Halsey retired on Sunday after taking charge of Norwich's 3-2 win at Manchester City on the final day of the season.