Join us for our special series where we focus on adult child caregivers of a parent with cancer. In this series we will be listening in on a conversation between a social worker and caregiver as they navigate the various stages of a parent’s cancer journey – diagnosis, treatment, the role reversal from child to […]
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Join us as we speak to Dr. Mariam Nawas and Dr. Satyajit Kosuri from University of Chicago Medicine, about graft-vs-host disease (GVHD) and the Transplant Optimization Program (TOP). In this episode, we discuss stem cell transplants, how GVHD occurs and what can be done to manage and treat symptoms. The doctors also share how the
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Join us for our special series where we focus on adult child caregivers of a parent with cancer. In this series we will be listening in on a conversation between a social worker and caregiver as they navigate the various stages of a parent’s cancer journey – diagnosis, treatment, the role reversal from child to
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Join us for our special series where we focus on adult child caregivers of a parent with cancer. In this series we will be listening in on a conversation between a social worker and caregiver as they navigate the various stages of a parent’s cancer journey – diagnosis, treatment, the role reversal from child to
Cancer & Caregiving: Navigating My Parent’s Cancer – Diagnosis Read More »
Join us in this next installment of our series, Patient-Doctor Perspectives, where we explore a diagnosis from the view of a patient and doctor. In this episode, we speak to Bryon Daily, a myeloma survivor and Dr. Scott Solomon from Northside Hospital in Atlanta, GA. Diagnosed in 2018, Bryon shares his experience living with myeloma after
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Join us for our special series where we focus on parent caregivers of children with cancer. In this series we will be listening in on a conversation between a social worker and parent caregiver as they navigate the various stages of a child’s cancer journey – diagnosis, treatment, post-treatment survivorship, and the child going back
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Join us for our special series where we focus on parent caregivers of children with cancer. In this series we will be listening in on a conversation between a social worker and parent caregiver as they navigate the various stages of a child’s cancer journey – diagnosis, treatment, post-treatment survivorship, and the child going back
Cancer & Caregiving: Navigating My Child’s Cancer – Schooling Read More »
Join us as we speak to Lyneshia Johnson-Woodland, an internet radio show host, actress and comedian who was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma in September 2020. In this episode, Lyneshia shared how she was diagnosed with lymphoma and the difficult treatments she endured during the COVID-19 global pandemic. She also discussed the emotional impact of cancer
A New You: You Made It Through (NHL) Read More »
Join us for our special series where we focus on parent caregivers of children with cancer. In this series we will be listening in on a conversation between a social worker and parent caregiver as they navigate the various stages of a child’s cancer journey – diagnosis, treatment, post-treatment survivorship, and the child going back
Cancer & Caregiving: Navigating My Child’s Cancer – Treatment Read More »
Join us for our special series where we focus on parent caregivers of children with cancer. In this series we will be listening in on a conversation between a social worker and parent caregiver as they navigate the various stages of a child’s cancer journey – diagnosis, treatment, post-treatment survivorship, and the child going back
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Join us as we speak to Erin Galyean, a pharmaceutical sales trainer, professional speaker, and published author. In this episode, Erin tells us how, after losing her father to non-Hodgkin lymphoma and then helping care for her sister, who was diagnosed with the same disease 20 years later, she learned that family and friends who
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Join us as we speak to Dr. Areej El-Jawahri, a physician researcher at Massachusetts General Hospital and Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. In this episode, Dr. El-Jawahri shares the wonderful benefits of palliative care for both blood cancer patients and their families. Often erroneously associated with hospice or end of life care,
Join us as we speak to Dr. Eunice Wang, the Chief of Leukemia Service and Professor of Oncology at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center in Buffalo, NY. In this episode, Dr. Wang delves into the rare blood cancer, blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm (BPDCN). Usually identified by characteristic deep purple lesions, oncologists continue to raise
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Join us in this next installment of our series, Patient-Doctor Perspectives, where we explore a diagnosis from the view of a patient and doctor. To celebrate the 100th episode of The Bloodline with LLS, we will be speaking with Mel Mann, a chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) survivor and Dr. Brian Druker, a physician researcher at Oregon Health Sciences University
Patient-Doctor Perspectives: Groundbreaking Research in CML Read More »
Join us for our special series where we focus on parent caregivers of young adults with cancer. In this series we will be listening in on a conversation between a social worker and parent caregiver as they navigate the various stages of the young adult cancer journey – diagnosis, treatment, post-treatment survivorship, and the young
Cancer & Caregiving: Navigating My Young Adult’s Cancer – Survivorship Read More »
Join us for our special series where we focus on parent caregivers of young adults with cancer. In this series we will be listening in on a conversation between a social worker and parent caregiver as they navigate the various stages of the young adult cancer journey – diagnosis, treatment, post-treatment survivorship, and the young
Cancer & Caregiving: Navigating My Young Adult’s Cancer – Moving Home Read More »
Join us for our special series where we focus on parent caregivers of young adults with cancer. In this series we will be listening in on a conversation between a social worker and parent caregiver as they navigate the various stages of the young adult cancer journey – diagnosis, treatment, post-treatment survivorship, and the young
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Join us for our special series where we focus on parent caregivers of young adults with cancer. In this series we will be listening in on a conversation between a social worker and parent caregiver as they navigate the various stages of the young adult cancer journey – diagnosis, treatment, post-treatment survivorship, and the young
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Join us in this next installment of our series, Patient-Doctor Perspectives, where we explore a diagnosis from the view of a patient and doctor. In this episode, we speak to Dr. Larry Saltzman, a Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) survivor and physician researcher and Dr. Steven Coutre from Stanford Medicine. Dr. Larry shares his experience living with
Patient-Doctor Perspectives: CLL and a Decade of Transformation Read More »
Join us as we speak to Nikki Steltenkamp, a young adult, non-Hodgkin lymphoma survivor. Nikki, an engineer, was 24 years old when she was diagnosed with primary mediastinal B-cell lymphoma. In this episode, we hear about her intense treatments that finished up just as the world was entering a global pandemic. She also shares her experiences
Cancer and a Pandemic – A Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Story Read More »
Join us as we speak to Dr. Grzegorz (Greg) Nowakowski, a physician researcher and Professor of Medicine at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, who also leads the Mayo Clinic Aggressive Lymphoma program. In this episode, Dr. Nowakowski discusses clinical trials for lymphoma patients, including recent advancements and how clinical trials work. He also discusses the benefits
Clinical Trials in Lymphoma: An Evolution, Not A Revolution Read More »
Join us as we speak to Dr. Caron Jacobson, an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and a lymphoma physician and researcher at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. In this episode, Dr. Jacobson shares about the use and benefits of CAR T-cell therapy in B-cell cancers, such as diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), mantle
How CAR T-cell Therapy Gives Hope to Cancer Patients Read More »
Join us as we speak with Chelsea Brickham, a transgender model, actress, and professional cosplayer who was diagnosed with Stage II Hodgkin lymphoma in 2013. In this episode, Chelsea shares with us what it was like to go through cancer as a transgender female, the reaction from her family and friends, and how she maintained her
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Join us as we speak with David Wallace, a polycythemia vera (PV) patient and advocate. In this episode, David shares how he struggled to get his diagnosis, advocated to get the treatment he needed, and finally how he found a specialist that was able to treat his PV. He used his struggles to create the website,
Pushing for a Diagnosis: A Polycythemia Vera (PV) Story Read More »
Join us as we speak to Alex Okafor, a defensive end with the Kansas City Chiefs. Alex lost his mother to acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in 2020. In this episode, Alex talks about his mother’s short battle with AML and the difficulties his family faced receiving this diagnosis during a global pandemic. Following his mother’s
Tragedy to Legacy: NFL Player Continues The Fight Read More »
Join us as we speak with Jan White, a survivor and thriver of Stage IV Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma. In this episode, Jan shares her story of how she went from facing immediate paralysis and death to using her experience to advocate for patients. She became a legislative advocate for LLS, started a website to share her
Bring It On: From Lymphoma to Advocacy Read More »
Join us as we speak to Dr. Johanna DiMento and Dr. Frank Dalichow, oncologists at the first cancer center on a reservation in the United States. In this episode, the doctors share about the realities of cancer care for Native American communities. They also discuss how they were able to bring cancer care to the
Navajo Nation: The First Cancer Center on a Reservation Read More »
Join us as we speak to William Yank, a 23-year-old, three-time Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) survivor. In this episode, we hear about the variety of treatments William went through, his relapses and then subsequent stem cell transplant. Now one year out of transplant, he shares about his post-cancer journey – going viral on TikTok, becoming the
I Will Survive: A Viral TikTok Star’s Journey through Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) Read More »
Join us as we speak to Dr. Lori Muffly and Dr. Matthew Frank from Stanford Medicine in Stanford, CA, about the recent advancements in testing for Minimal/Measurable Residual Disease (MRD). In this episode, we delve into what MRD is, which blood cancers testing is currently used on, and how we can utilize it to more
Exploring Minimal/Measurable Residual Disease (MRD) Read More »
Join us as we start a brand new series, Patient-Doctor Perspectives, where we explore a diagnosis from the view of a patient and doctor. In this episode, we speak to Ashley Cámara, a Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) survivor and advocate and Dr. Lucy Godley from The University of Chicago Medicine. Ashley shares her story of having
Patient-Doctor Perspectives: Hereditary Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) Read More »
Join us as we report from the 2020 Virtual CancerCon and speak to Kyle Benner, a young adult survivor of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL), and Nikki Yuill, a social worker with the LLS Information Resource Center. In this episode, we discuss young adult cancer (15-39 yrs) and what happens from diagnosis through survivorship. Learn about
I Am a Young Adult With Cancer…Now What? Read More »
Join us as we speak to Ola Ojewumi, a patient and health advocate with Post-Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder (PTLD), a type of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma. In this episode, Ola tells us about the difficulties she has faced as a Black disabled woman with chronic pain. She shares her experiences with racism and inequities in healthcare and how
Facing Racial Disparities as a Black Disabled Patient Read More »
Join us for Part Two of a special two-part series as we speak to Dr. Christabel Cheung, a two-time Hodgkin Lymphoma Survivor. In this episode, Christabel talks about her extraordinary struggles as a young adult with cancer, such as living alone without family support and having high healthcare costs. She also delves into the health
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Join us for a special two-part episode as we speak to Dr. Christabel Cheung, a two-time Hodgkin Lymphoma Survivor. In Part One, Christabel tells us about her longtime journey with lymphoma, including a relapse and going through the second diagnosis during a global pandemic. She shares her struggles of not only a diagnosis, where she
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Join us as we speak with Shelly Rosenfeld, Esq. from the Cancer Legal Resource Center and Dr. Steven Pergam from Seattle Cancer Care Alliance. Ms. Rosenfeld and Dr. Pergam presented at CancerCon during a session called, “Understanding Medical Marijuana: It’s a Joint Effort”. In this episode, our speakers dive into the various forms of marijuana,
Medical Marijuana & Cancer: What you Need to Know Read More »
Join us as we report on the latest developments in immunotherapy from the 62nd American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition that was hosted virtually December 5-8, 2020. In this episode, we will be speaking to Dr. Laurie Sehn, a Clinical Professor and Researcher with the British Columbia Cancer Centre for Lymphoid Cancer
Tackling Lymphoma: Recent Advances in Immunotherapy Read More »
Join us as we speak to Dr. Courtney DiNardo from MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX. about the recent advancements in AML treatment. Dr. DiNardo is an academic clinical researcher who has participated in clinical trials resulting in three new AML therapies since 2017. In this episode, we dive into the new treatments that
Providing Hope for AML Patients Read More »
Join us as we speak to Dr. Meredith Hemphill Ruden, who had an informative session at CancerCon on Parenting with Cancer. Meredith is a licensed clinical social worker, 13-year Melanoma cancer survivor and Executive Director of the Feather Foundation. In this episode, Meredith dives into the challenging topic of being a parent while dealing with
Strap on your Oxygen Mask First: Being a Parent with Cancer Read More »
Join us as we speak with Dr. Aaron Goldberg from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. Dr. Goldberg discusses how secondary AML differs from AML and how treatment is determined. Secondary AML is a diagnosis of AML that has occurred after previous exposure to radiation or chemotherapy for another cancer or has
Complexities of Secondary AML with Dr. Goldberg Read More »
Join us as we speak to Kristin Furhrmann-Simmons, a caregiver and an LLS volunteer. Kristin talks to us about caring for her father who is a CLL survivor, and how she decided to join LLS’s advocacy efforts through our Office of Public Policy. For Kristin, it was a great way to connect with people in
I’m a Caregiver & Advocate: Kristin’s Story Read More »
Dr. Hoffman from the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami Health System in Miami, Florida speaks to us about Hodgkin lymphoma and its interesting history. Thankfully, Hodgkin lymphoma is now highly treatable and for the majority of people curable, but not for all. Dr. Hoffman talks to us about what makes Hodgkin lymphoma unique,
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Join us as Ellin Berman, MD a leukemia expert from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center discusses the advancements in treatment for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL). Dr. Berman explains how not all CLL is the same, as it is a heterogeneous disease which explains why one person’s CLL can act differently from another person’s CLL. Dr.
CLL: Transformation in Treatment Read More »
We will be speaking with WWE Superstar, actor, and former professional football player, Joseph Anoai, who many may know as Roman Reigns. Apart from fighting opponents in the ring, Roman found himself fighting his biggest opponent yet after receiving his leukemia diagnosis back in 2007. Listen as Roman Reigns explains his cancer journey to our
Together in the Fight Against Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML): Roman Reigns’ Story Read More »
Dr. Mary Ninan speaks to Alicia, Lizette, and Edith about the most common subtype of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), known as Diffuse Large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). With over 70 subtypes of NHL, the priority when Dr. Ninan sees a patient with lymphoma is to confirm which subtype the patient has been diagnosed with in order to
Dr. Ninan explains Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma (DLBCL) Read More »
Has the Coronavirus (COVID-19) affected your non-Hodgkin lymphoma treatment? Join Alicia, Lizette and Edith as they speak with Dr. Lori Leslie about non-Hodgkin lymphoma and how patients have been receiving treatment during the coronavirus pandemic. Dr. Leslie is a part of the lymphoma division of the John Theurer Cancer Center in Hackensack NJ. She treats lymphoma
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Join this conversation as Alicia, Edith and Lizette sit down to chat with Brett Hagler. Brett is an author, cancer survivor, and CEO of New Story, an organization that pioneers solutions to end global homelessness by working to create the world’s first 3D-printed community. On this episode, Brett explains how his chondrosarcoma diagnosis helped to
Creating Something Bigger Than Myself Despite Cancer: Brett Hagler’s Story Read More »
Join this insightful conversation as Alicia, Edith and Lizette sit down to chat with Dr. Stephen B. Thomas, one of the nation’s leading scholars in the effort to eliminate racial and ethnic health disparities. Dr. Thomas is a Professor of Health Policy & Management and Director of the Maryland Center for Health Equity at the
Understanding Racial and Ethnic Disparities Within Healthcare Read More »
Join Alicia, Lizette and Edith as they speak with Dr. Benjamin Lampson. Dr. Lampson is an instructor in medicine at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. On this episode, Dr. Lampson explains how mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) is diagnosed and treated. Dr. Lampson gives his advice for MCL patients during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. He also shares the
Mantle Cell Lymphoma (MCL) with Dr. Benjamin Lampson: What Patients Should Know Read More »
Join Alicia, Lizette and Edith as they speak with Viviana Onofre about her follicular lymphoma diagnosis that she received in November 2015. On this episode she describes minor signs that she noticed prior to being diagnosed, the importance of patients educating themselves about their diagnosis to help relieve anxiety, asking questions to better understand health
Worrying is Not My Plan: Viviana’s Story Read More »
Join Alicia and Lizette as they speak with Dr. Shella Saint Fleur-Lominy, MD, PhD, a hematologist and physician scientist from NYU Langone Health in New York, New York. Dr. Saint Fleur-Lominy is triple board certified in internal medicine, hematology and medical oncology. On this episode, Dr. Saint Fleur-Lominy explains the signs and symptoms of acute
How is Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) Diagnosed and Treated? Read More »