Patients with cancer had a higher rate of acute MI when presenting to the ED with chest pain.
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Significant Progression-Free Survival in Stage III/IV Classic Hodgkin Lymphoma
A Phase III trial has demonstrated that patients with advanced Stage III/IV classic Hodgkin lymphoma who underwent initial treatment with nivolumab, a PD-1 checkpoint inhibitor, and AVD chemotherapy (N-AVD) had a significantly lower risk of their cancer getting worse than patients treated with brentuximab vedotin, a monoclonal antibody, and AVD (BV-AVD) a year after starting treatment.
How Do I Find Survivorship Care?
As part of LLS’s series “How Do I?”, Dr. Samantha Siegel, Onco-PCP expert explains how to find survivorship care after cancer treatment.
Prevalence of Functional Limitations More than Doubles Among Cancer Survivors
The number of cancer survivors with self-reported functional limitations throughout the United States has more than doubled over the past 2 decades, according to data published in JAMA Oncology.
Childhood Cancer Survivors Have Increased Rates of Late, Major Surgeries
Childhood cancer survivors have increased rates of undergoing late, major surgical procedures 5 or more years after diagnosis, according to data from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study.
A Large Case-Control Study of Hodgkin Lymphoma Survivors Suggests a Dose-Response Association of Colorectal Cancer Risk With Subdiaphragmatic Radiotherapy
The first study to demonstrate an association between therapeutic radiation dose to the large bowel and colorectal cancer.
I’m a ‘Syringe Half-Full’ Kinda Girl
Meet Sheilagh Foley, a Hodgkin’s survivor with a familiar tale to tell, and she does it so beautifully. Hodgkin’s International was mentioned as a resource, and we are thrilled to have the “shout out!”
Study: Hodgkin Lymphoma Survivors Show Signs of Dementia in Early Adulthood
In a new study, the majority of individuals treated as children for Hodgkin lymphoma who are now in their 30s, showed signs of being an average of 7.7 years older biologically than their peers and placing them at risk for cognitive problems.
Surgeon Q&A: Radiation Associated Heart Valve Disease with Dr. Douglas Johnston
While the treatment of various cancers using radiation therapy for conditions including Hodgkin’s disease is regarded as a “medical miracle”, patients are often unaware that radiation can negatively impact organs including the heart, the lungs and the esophagus. Specific to the heart, there is a strong association among radiation therapy and heart valve disease, coronary artery disorders, ascending aorta defects and pericardium issues.
Overview of Cancer Survivorship Care for Primary Care and Oncology Providers
This is a “must read” paper for survivors and medical providers. It is exactly what is needed in the world of cancer survivorship–a comprehensive template for insuring that survivors get the care that they need. Download it, pass it on, place it in the hands of your doctors and caretakers.