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Comorbidities Muddy Acute MI Diagnosis in Patients with Cancer Presenting with Chest Pain
Patients with cancer had a higher rate of acute MI when presenting to the ED with chest pain.
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.
Living with Cancer on Your Own Terms
Dr. Keith Bellizzi, a four-time cancer survivor and psycho-oncology researcher, shares lessons on resilience and survivorship. He highlights focusing on what you can control, managing emotions, and pausing to conserve energy as key strategies. Ultimately, he believes cancer is “beaten” by living with purpose and passion, on one’s own terms.
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.
ASCO Updates Guideline for Management of Anxiety and Depression in Adult Cancer Survivors
Cancer takes a significant psychological toll on affected individuals. Cancer survivors have a significantly elevated risk of developing a mental health disorder compared with the general population, yet their psychological symptoms are often underrecognized and undertreated.
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.