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Finding Zevalin at a treatment site near you

Although it was approved by the FDA back in 2002, some confusion and uncertainty seems to surround Zevalin, the radioimmunotherapy treatment regimen for relapsed or refractory, low-grade follicular B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. (It is now also FDA-approved for patients with previously untreated follicular lymphoma who achieve a partial or complete response to first-line chemotherapy).

LLS Announced Upcoming Free Patient Teleconferences

CML: Understanding Your Treatment Options
Register for this free telephone/webcast education program taking place on Thursday, April 29, 2010, from 1:00 - 2:00pm ET with featured speaker David L. Porter, M.D., Professor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Director, Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.

Help! I Can’t Sleep

When people think about sleep disturbances they are often associated with situational stress, illness, aging, and drug treatment. However, it is estimated that 45% of people with cancer experience some form of sleep deprivation.

US panel rejects Cell Therapeutics lymphoma drug

Cell Therapeutics is an unhappy company this week as a U.S. advisory panel that advises the FDA said the company had not collected enough data to win clearance for an experimental lymphoma drug. In a 9-0 vote, the panel said the company's single trial of pixantrone was inadequate. Pixantrone belongs to the family of drugs called antitumor antibiotics

Cancer Treatment Costs, pt 2

I can’t be the only person who finds it annoying how difficult it is to compare and understand the health care costs of cancer treatment. Why should you know? To be prepared. If you are on Medicare, you want to know so you understand what is your responsibility and what’s theirs. If you are underinsured or uninsured, understanding the costs can help you negotiate.

How Much does Cancer Treatment Cost?

It is fantastically difficult to find this information because, as you probably already know, the typical cost for a disease can vary hugely depending on how well-organized the local health care system is or isn’t, how much the local people charge, and what kind of deals providers have cut with your insurance compan

Need a hug for your head?

Free Headwrap or Scarf from L. Erickson USA
If you are a woman or girl experiencing a loss or thinning of hair as a result of illness or treatment, we’ll send you a scarf in the pattern and color of your choosing, on us! Our beautiful It’s a Wraps or Good Wishes Scarves are made from soft and silky, hand-picked breathable fabrics that flatter your face, protect you from sun and cold, and carry with them good wishes wherever you go. To receive a complimentary scarf or headwrap due to chemotherapy and hair loss, contact Laurie Erickson for more information at 888.884.3653.

Seaweed Extract Emerges as Potential Lymphoma Treatment

In some unexpected news, seaweed extract may eventually emerge as a lymphoma treatment, according to laboratory research presented at the second AACR Dead Sea International Conference on Advances in Cancer Research: From the Laboratory to the Clinic in Jordan.
What makes seaweed so special? Apparently, it contains a chemical called fucoidan, which is a sulfate polysaccharide similar to heparin in structure, and that has been reported to fight tumors in mice and in some cell lines, one of the study's authors, Mohammad Irhimeh said at the conference.

Breakthrough in lymphoma treatment

For some wonderful news to start your morning, A British Columbia study on Hodgkin's disease has been hailed as a significant finding. Why? It has found a way to predict which patients can be cured with standard treatment and which patients are more likely to relapse.
The response among the usually stoic medical community is the equivalent of a standing ovation. The staid New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) described the discovery as "the breakthrough we have been looking for," and researchers say it may have implications for other types of cancer.

I'll pass on the Chemo, Pass the apricots

An austrailian paper carried the story of Paul Reid last week, who was diagnosed with incurable lymphoma over a decade ago.

He's still alive today. According to him, the secret to his success is apricot kernels - thirty a day.

Reid turned down chemotherapy, vowing to eat himself well. Today, after over 13 years in remission, it's hard to argue the point. He's 68-years old and believes that ''cancer-killing'' properties in the kernels he still eats daily, coupled with a strict vegan diet and prayer, have cured him.