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Survivorship Issues with Hart Searle
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Hart is a non-Hodgkin lymphoma survivor and has been actively involved with the LLSC since 2011, primarily as a First Connection volunteer.
Treatment and side effects
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Fertility and Survivorship
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Marell Tomeh was first diagnosed with ALL in April 2013 at age 19. Following the two-year Dana Farber Protocol, Marell was in remission for 3 years before relapsing in September 2018 at age 24. After an eventful and complicated journey to remission, Marell was finally able to…
Treatment and side effects
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CAR T-Cell Therapy - Overview with Dr. David Szwajcer
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Dr. David Szwajcer explains the basics of Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cell therapy, or CAR T-Cell therapy. Dr. Szwajcer is a staff physician working at CancerCare Manitoba and the Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg.
Treatment and side effects
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Darren Bessette explains how "revolutionary" treatment used to treat his DLBCL
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When Darren Bessette was re-diagnosed with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) in 2019, it was more difficult to treat. Darren says he was fortunate to get access to a "revolutionary" new treatment through a clinical trial. Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell…
Lymphoma, Treatment and side effects
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Treating pediatric blood cancer with Dr. Abish
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Dr. Abish shares insights into what it’s like treating children and teens, and the complexities of serving this youngest age group as well as their follow up care. Dr. Abish attended McGill and then completed pediatric training at the IWK Health Centre , as well as a fellowship…
Treatment and side effects
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Managing Long Term Side Effects with Amy Pulsifer
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Amy Pulsifer talks about her experience managing long term effects due to her Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL).
Treatment and side effects
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Blood Transfusion
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Understand blood transfusion and the different types; address your safety concerns; learn about possible complications.
Treatment and side effects
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AML Treatment Options
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Learn more about treatments that are available to help you or a loved one through an acute myeloid leukemia experience.
Leukemia, Treatment and side effects
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Pain Management
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This fact sheet will help you learn about pain and blood cancers, get an overview of the impact and types of possible pain and much more.
Treatment and side effects
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New frontiers and emerging treatments for CLL
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Join Dr.Versha Banerji, a Canadian leader in CLL treatment and research, who will provide the latest in the diagnosis and treatment of the disease.
Leukemia, Treatment and side effects