Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    Understanding CLL/SLL A Guide for Patients, Survivors, and Loved Ones
    Understanding CLL/SLL A Guide for Patients, Survivors, and Loved Ones
    Understanding CLL/SLL A Guide for Patients, Survivors, and Loved Ones
    Ebook135 pages1 hour

    Understanding CLL/SLL A Guide for Patients, Survivors, and Loved Ones

    By Lymphoma Research Foundation

    ()

    Read preview

    About this ebook

    This guide is an educational resource compiled by the Lymphoma Research Foundation (LRF) that provides general information on Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) and Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma (SLL). Publication of this information is not intended to take the place of medical care or the advice of a patient’s doctor. Patients are strongly encouraged to talk to their doctors for complete information on how their disease should be diagnosed, treated, and followed. Before starting treatment, patients should discuss the potential benefits and side effects of cancer therapy.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLymphoma Research Foundation
    Release dateNov 8, 2016
    ISBN9781540173102
    Understanding CLL/SLL A Guide for Patients, Survivors, and Loved Ones

    Related to Understanding CLL/SLL A Guide for Patients, Survivors, and Loved Ones

    Related ebooks

    Wellness For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      Detecting Cancer At The Earliest Stages

      Jul 24, 2022

      Detecting Cancer At The Earliest Stages
      7 min read

    • Article

      Coping with THYROID CANCER

      Jan 11, 2023

      This cancer is most common in people in their 30s and those over 60. Women are two to three times more likely to develop it than men. It’s usually treatable and in many can be cured completely, although it can sometimes return after treatment. Sympt

      3 min read

    • Article

      Healing The Whole Person

      Jul 24, 2022

      The UK National Health Service reports that one in two people in the UK will develop cancer at some time in their lives. This is a stark and rather frightening statistic, not only because cancer is a leading cause of death but also because the usual

      7 min read

    • Article

      The Cancer Custodians

      Jun 23, 2021

      Part of Dennis Plenker’s daily job is growing cancer. And a variety of different ones, too. Depending on the day and the project, different tumors may burgeon in the petri dishes stocked in the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory where Plenker works as a r

      11 min read

    • Article

      A Necessary Waiting Game

      Apr 6, 2020

      A Necessary Waiting Game
      3 min read

    • Article

      Doctors Want to Give Their Cancer Patients Every Chance. But Are They Pushing Off Hard Talks Too Long?

      Sep 1, 2017

      Experts say doctors who counsel immunotherapy and hold onto hopes for remission are postponing conversations about palliative care and end-of-life wishes.

      5 min read

    • Article

      The Best Integrative Cancer Specialists

      Nov 21, 2021

      The Best Integrative Cancer Specialists
      5 min read

    • Article

      Piercing Cancer's Inner Sanctum

      Nov 24, 2023

      Piercing Cancer's Inner Sanctum
      15 min read

    • Article

      Opinion: Drug Sensitivity And Resistance Testing Could Make ‘Right To Try’ A Real Thing

      Oct 9, 2018

      There's no catalog of available drugs that can help patients pursuing #RightToTry options. An updated technique once developed for cancer might match patients with experimental drugs.

      3 min read

    • Article

      Opinion: Blame Rising Cancer Overdiagnosis On ‘Irrational Exuberance’ For Early Detection

      Oct 2, 2019

      If society tries to procure improved population health from the medical-industrial complex, we won't buy more health, but simply more testing.

      4 min read

    • Article

      Coping with... LUNG CANCER

      Jan 13, 2021

      Primary lung cancer is the third commonest cancer in the UK. Around 47,000 UK people are diagnosed yearly, with 45% aged 75 or over, and slightly more men than women. More than 70 out of 100 UK lung cancer cases are caused by smoking. Other risks inc

      1 min read

    • Article

      ‘We’re Still Waiting’: As Cystic Fibrosis Drugs Deliver New Hope, Not Everyone Is Being Swept Up By Scientific Progress

      Feb 4, 2019

      "We’re still waiting": As cystic fibrosis drugs deliver new hope to some patients, not everyone is being swept up by scientific progress.

      8 min read

    • Article

      Opinion: Failure, Not Just Success, Should Guide Future Doctors

      Mar 28, 2019

      Some advice to physicians in training and new physicians: Embracing your failures and learning from them will help you become the doctor you yearn to be.

      2 min read

    • Article

      Groundbreaking Research

      Apr 19, 2019

      Groundbreaking Research
      2 min read

    • Article

      Fight Fat Fight Cancer

      Dec 29, 2019

      Fight Fat Fight Cancer
      11 min read

    • Article

      Treating The Untreatable Cancers

      Jul 26, 2020

      Treating The Untreatable Cancers
      4 min read

    Related categories

    Reviews for Understanding CLL/SLL A Guide for Patients, Survivors, and Loved Ones

    0 ratings

    0 ratings0 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

      Book preview

      Understanding CLL/SLL A Guide for Patients, Survivors, and Loved Ones - Lymphoma Research Foundation

      Enjoying the preview?
      Page 1 of 1