Lymphoma

YAconnect, a new program from The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, offers young adult cancer patients and survivors ways to connect online.

Researchers found that in some childhood cancer survivors, a late effect called cardiomyopathy, a condition where the heart cannot pump properly, was tied to a specific gene and drug dose.

A report, published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, looks at the outcomes in children and adolescents with cancer, hoping to provide insights that will guide future research.

Camp Friendship offers a week-long residential camp free of charge for kids with cancer.

The Childhood Cancer Foundation in Canada recognized the unique needs of teens with cancer and created Teen Connector, a Facebook-style website.

Drug news and recent developments

Advances in stem cell transplantation leads to a changing landscape in treating blood cancers, such as lymphoma, leukemia, and multiple myeloma.

Kids with cancer, their siblings, and parents learn relaxation, meditation, and breathing techniques.

Parents can help ease the transition from school to clinic and back again.

There are several organizations and institutions that have prepared school-related documents and checklists for parents of childhood cancer patients.

Childhood cancer survivors need long-term surveillance to keep up with late-term effects, screenings, and other health-related issues.

News from the 2009 annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.

Researchers identify what survivors need to get physically active.

Childhood cancer survivors find lifelong care at ACE program.

CURE chooses the winning essay for it 2009 Extraordinary Healer Award for Oncology Nursing.

Reorienting kids to their academic and social lives after cancer.

Researchers of a follicular lymphoma trial hope that BiovaxID, a personalized vaccine, could help delay recurrences.

FDA approves Mozobil for non-Hodgkin lymphoma and myeloma, and Degarelix for advanced prostate cancer.

The risk of secondary cancers in childhood cancer survivors and what survivors can do to protect themselves.

Types of non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's "First Connection" program connects volunteers with newly diagnosed patients and caregivers to help them manage the many aspects of a cancer diagnosis.

Half of adult patients diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma are over age 60--oncologists must take into account age and associated complications.

Childhood cancer survivors skip needed mammograms

Childhood cancer patients make their mark in art exhibit

Clinical trials and other relevant topics were highlighted at the 2009 Texas Forum on Blood Cancers.