Patient Education

New non-Hodgkin lymphoma treatment guidelines available

Published in Blood Weekly, January 29th, 2004

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) and the American Cancer Society announced a new booklet designed to help educate patients and their families about non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

Non-Hodgkin lymphoma is a cancer that begins in the lymphoid tissue, the main component of the immune system. The American Cancer Society estimates that 53,900 new cases of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (both adults and children) will be diagnosed in the United States this year.

"The NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology, on which the patient guidelines are based, are updated at least annually, or more frequently as changes are made in the field and new treatments are...

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Source: Blood Weekly (2004-01-29)

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