This article was contributed by mindfulness-based leadership coach and inspirational speaker, Amy Jin. Chances are, you’re reading this at home, where you’ve been social distancing or quarantining for weeks. Your daily life has undergone a great change, and new information…
This article was contributed by Oncology Dietitian and Clinical Exercise Physiologist, Hannah Manella, MS, RD, LDN, ACSM-CEP, CET (Rush University Cancer Center). There is no denying the current “Stay at Home” mandate has made it challenging to get our usual…
Download the Understanding COVID-19/Novel Coronavirus: What Patients Need to Know Fact Sheet. What is COVID-19/coronavirus disease? The novel SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus that has recently been in the news is a virus that has not been previously identified. The virus currently causing…
Due to an increase in new and effective treatments, outcomes among lymphoma patients have improved, with a 10-year survival rate reported to be higher than 50 percent for many subtypes. With more patients living with and after a lymphoma diagnosis,…
Understanding Cancer-Related Financial Toxicity Cancer is one of the costliest conditions to treat today in the United States. With outcomes among patients with lymphoma improving, managing costs related to the diagnosis and treatment of their disease is a major concern.…
The Lymphoma Research Foundation is aware that the supply of the vital chemotherapy medicine vincristine [Oncovin] may be limited in certain areas of the country. We understand this news is very concerning to patients who receive this medicine and their…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requested the voluntary recall from Allergan in reference to the company’s Biocell textured implants linked to breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL). According to the Agency, Allergan agreed and is removing these…