Targeted Therapy...Targeted therapies are cancer treatments that stop or slow the growth and spread of cancer. They do this by interfering with specific...
Chemotherapy...Chemotherapy, or chemo, is the use of drugs to stop cancer cells. Chemotherapy is used to treat many types of blood cancer...
Understanding Treatment Response and Outcomes...Treatment for blood cancer can last many months or years, depending on the type of blood cancer and how well it responds...
Will chemotherapy make me lose my hair?...Community member asks: Will chemotherapy make me lose my hair?...reactions7replies
Find Your Advocate: Oncology Social Work...Navigating a new cancer diagnosis and treatment can be challenging and overwhelming. You may have a lot of questions that come up...reactions6comments
Stem Cell Transplant...A stem cell transplant is a procedure that is coupled with high doses of chemotherapy. It may be used to treat certain...
Radiation Therapy...Radiation therapy is a type of treatment that uses high doses of radiation to kill cancer cells. Radiation therapy may use the...
Lowering High White Blood Cell Counts With Leukapheresis...Leukapheresis is a procedure to separate and collect white blood cells from the blood. Leukapheresis may be used as a treatment for...
Donor Lymphocyte Infusion...A donor lymphocyte infusion (DLI) is a procedure in which lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell) from a donor are given...
Palliative Care...Palliative care includes methods that relieve symptoms of blood cancer and side effects from other forms of treatment. Palliative care may also be...
Watchful Waiting...Watchful waiting is an approach that involves closely monitoring a person's condition without giving treatment until symptoms appear or change. This may...
Splenectomy...Splenectomy is a surgical procedure that removes the spleen. It is an organ that is part of the lymphatic system. The spleen...
Treatment Side Effects - Graft-Versus-Host Disease (GVHD)...Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) is a potential complication from stem cell transplants, also known as bone marrow transplants. During a stem cell transplant...
Treatment Side Effects - Tumor Lysis Syndrome (TLS)...Tumor lysis syndrome is a potentially serious condition that can occur with treatment of fast-growing blood cancers, including certain leukemias and lymphomas...
Treatment Side Effects...Treatment for blood cancer targets the cancer cells, but it can also cause unwanted side effects, creating problems that affect healthy tissues...
Participating in Clinical Research...Clinical trials are a type of research in which new treatments are studied. Through the clinical trial process, new treatments can be...
Clinical Trial Terminology...There are several terms that are commonly used when discussing clinical trials. Here are some that come up often:Adverse event: an undesirable...reactions1comment
Complementary and Alternative Therapies...Along with mainstream medical treatment for blood cancer, many people embrace other healing methods and practices that are non-traditional. These are collectively...
CAR T-Cell Therapy...Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy is a newer treatment for blood cancer. It is a type of immunotherapy that attacks cancer...
Hodgkin Lymphoma Treatment...Treatment for Hodgkin lymphoma is based on several factors, including:While the goal of treatment is to cure Hodgkin lymphoma, doctors also consider...
