NHL Treatment and Survivorship and Survivorship Getting a Second - - PDF document

Advances in Blood Cancers:

NHL Treatment and Survivorship

Released March 2014 1

Advances in Blood Cancers: Advances in Blood Cancers:

NHL Treatment and Survivorship and Survivorship

Getting a Second Opinion

• It is important to confirm a specific cancer diagnosis
• Request that your doctor send your records to the

Request that your doctor send your records to the

• ncologist who'll be providing the second opinion
• Have your test results reviewed by a pathologist who

specializes in hematology‐oncology It' k t l t d t k th t 'd lik

• It's okay to let your doctor know that you'd like a

second opinion

Advances in Blood Cancers:

NHL Treatment and Survivorship

Released March 2014 2

NHL Staging

• Staging helps define where the disease is in the body

Source: www.LLS.org/publications

NHL Staging

• Staging determined by testing

– PET/CT scans – Blood tests – Physical exam

• Staging helps determine choice of treatment

Advances in Blood Cancers:

NHL Treatment and Survivorship

Released March 2014 3

Survivorship – Treatment Summary

Source: University of Rochester Medical Center

The Future of Survivorship Management

• New lymphoma drugs

– Targeted agents – Fewer side effects – Focused on specific subtypes

• Survivorship research

– Registries, studies – Addressing survivorship issues

• Supportive care/Research

– Preventing fatigue – “Chemo brain”

Advances in Blood Cancers:

NHL Treatment and Survivorship

Released March 2014 4

For more information on disease and treatment, , financial assistance, and support, contact an Information Specialist at (800) 955‐4572

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