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Hodgkin Lymphoma: Understanding Biology, Treatment and Survivorship
On Friday, April 17, 2009 from 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM ET, the Lymphoma Research Foundation (LRF) and CancerCare brought together a distinguished panel of researchers and clinicians for a lymphoma teleconference entitled Hodgkin Lymphoma: Understanding Biology, Treatment and Survivorship.
This project was supported through cooperative agreement number 1U58DP001110 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to Lymphoma Research Foundation. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
To listen to a free recording of this teleconference via the web, please click here.
To listen to a free recording of this teleconference by telephone, please call 800-625-5288.
Program Faculty
Joseph M. Connors, MD
Clinical Professor, University of British Columbia
Chair, Lymphoma Tumor Group, British Columbia Cancer Agency
David J. Straus, MD
Attending Physician, Lymphoma Service
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center,
Professor of Clinical Medicine, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Anas Younes, MD
Director, Clinical Investigation and Transitional Research,
Professor of Medicine, Department of Lymphoma/Myeloma,
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Jennifer Mills, LMSW, MPH
National Director, Patient Programs
Lymphoma Research Foundation
Richard Dickens, MSW
Blood Cancers Program Coordinator
CancerCare
Topics Include
- Biology of Hodgkin Lymphoma
- Treatment Options for Newly Diagnosed Patients
- Treatment Options for Patients with Relapsed/Refractory Disease
- Long-Term Survivorship from Hodgkin Lymphoma
- Communicating With Your Healthcare Team
- Quality-of-Life Concerns
- Questions for Our Panel of Experts
Presented in Collaboration With
- CancerCare
- American Cancer Society
- American Pain Foundation
- American Society of Clinical Oncology
- Association of Clinicians for the Underserved
- Association of Oncology Social Work
- Black Women's Health Imperative
- Cancer Patient Education Network
- Education Network to Advance Cancer Clinical Trials
- Gilda's Club Worldwide
- Intercultural Cancer Council
- Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer
- National Bone Marrow Transplant Link
- National Center for Frontier Communities
- National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship
- National Family Caregivers Association
- National Marrow Donor Program
- Research Advocacy Network
- Vital Options International & The Group Room
- The Wellness Community