Prognosis good for former MLB star Dave Roberts According to a report in the Los Angeles Times, retired Major League Baseball player Dave Roberts is facing an excellent prognosis in his battle again…Read More Posted on Fri, 08/20/2010 - 20:46
Famed NY prosecutor dies of lymphoma Longtime former Nassau County District Attorney Dennis Dillon has died of lymphoma (subtype not identified) at age 76, according to the AP.
Dillon …Read More Posted on Mon, 08/16/2010 - 15:41
South American leader diagnosed with lymphoma Fernando Lugo, the 59 year old Roman Catholic bishop-turned-president of Paraguay, has been diagnosed with lymphoma, according to a report by Reuters.…Read More Posted on Sat, 08/07/2010 - 10:17
Some lymphomas brought on by hepatitis B virus The hepatitis B virus, already implicated in liver cancer, may also be involved in causing non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, according to an enormous new retros…Read More Posted on Thu, 08/05/2010 - 07:38
Extended PET-CT recommended for T-cell lymphomas A newly published study suggests that patients with T-cell lymphomas would benefit from a more extensive PET-CT scan than is currently used.
Resea…Read More Posted on Thu, 07/29/2010 - 08:09
Orphan drug status for mantle cell lymphoma vaccine Specialty biopharmaceutical company Biovest International has just announced that the company's personalized cancer vaccine, BiovaxID®, which already…Read More Posted on Mon, 07/26/2010 - 07:37
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Since the early 1970s, incidence rates for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma have nearly doubled. Improved diagnosis has contributed greatly to the increase as doctors better understand cancer of lymphocytes and can distinguish it from other diseases.
