100 Questions & Answers About Lymphoma / Edition 3

by Peter Holman, Gregory Bociek, Jodi Garrett

Overview

Written by oncology experts with over 20 years of experience, 100 Questions and Answers About Lymphoma, Third Edition provides authoritative answers to your questions on lymphoma. Featuring the information you need in one concise, easy-to-read volume, 100 Questions and Answers About Lymphoma, Third Edition is an invaluable resource for newly diagnosed patients, survivors, friends or relatives of either. This newly updated text features information on the latest, cutting-edge treatments and medication, Hodgkin’s and Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, natural killer cells, T-cell lymphoma, autoimmune diseases, and much more! Comprehensive, insightful, compact, 100 Questions and Answers About Lymphoma, Third Edition is an essential guide for anyone coping with the physical and emotional turmoil of this disease. Features and benefits:• Concise, easy-to-read paperback book• Provides both the patient and health professional’s perspective on the non-professional caregiver caring for a cancer patient• Written by an authoritative author team• Practical answers to your questions about treatment options, quality of life, caregiving, sources of support, and much more• Covers risks factors, management, and psychosocial issues

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781284022568
Publisher:	Jones & Bartlett Learning
Publication date:	09/18/2014
Pages:	234
Product dimensions:	8.90(w) x 5.90(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Peter Holman, MD, originates from Dublin, Ireland. After medical school, he left for Ontario, Canada where he completed training in Internal Medicine and Hematology. He is currently on the faculty at the University of California, San Diego where he holds appointments in the Divisions of Hematology/Oncology and Blood and Marrow Transplantation. His primary clinical and research interests relate to the development and introduction of novel treatments for the management of lymphoma.

Biographical SketchDr. Bociek is an Associate Professor and has been on faculty at UNMC since 1998. Dr. Bociek completed his residency and fellowship training in oncology at the University of Ottawa and bone marrow transplantation training at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. He also completed a master degree in Clinical Epidemiology. Dr. Bociek's expertise is in the treatment of patients with lymphoma. Dr. Bociek is the current Program Director of Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Program at UNMC. Dr. Bociek is involved in various clinical trials in patients with lymphoma. He enjoys interacting with students and is involved in various research activities at UNMC. He reviews for various journals in hematology and oncology.

Jodi Garrett has been a nurse working with leukemia and lymphoma patients for over 20 years. She attended nursing school in Texas and trained at the MD Anderson Cancer Center and worked as a nurse there for 8 years. She now continues her career on the West coast at the University of California, San Diego. Jodi holds a national certification from the Oncology Nursing Society and volunteers for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of America by conducting a monthly support group for patients and family members, a group she has been facilitating for over 10 years. In her spare time she enjoys spending time with her husband and 2 children.

Table of Contents

Introduction v

Part 1 The Basics: Understanding the Immune and Circulatory Systems 1

Questions 1-7 introduce the immune and circulatory systems, describing their function and involvement in lymphoma through such questions as:

What is the immune system?

How do the components of the immune system function?

What is bone marrow?

Part 2 Diagnosis and Classification of Lymphoma 17

Questions 8-43 briefly outline the different types of lymphoma and describe their diagnosis and classification, including:

What is lymphoma?

What is the difference between Hodgkin's disease and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma?

What are the symptoms of lymphoma?

Part 3 Staging and Treatment of Lymphoma 77

Questions 44-58 provide a derailed account of the different stages of lymphoma and the methods by which the lymphoma is treated, including:

What happens after I'm told I have lymphoma?

Should I get a second opinion?

Apart from the biopsy, what other information is needed?

Part 4 Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy 109

Questions 59-76 discuss the goals and side effects of two common forms of therapy for lymphoma, including:

What is chemotherapy?

What chemotherapy drugs are used to treat lymphoma?

How is chemotherapy given?

Part 5 Other Therapies 141

Questions 77-96 describe methods of treatment beyond chemotherapy and radiation therapy, including new treatments, experimental therapies, and alternative medicine, including:

What is immunotherapy

What are monoclonal antibodies?

How is rituximab (Rituxan) administered?

Part 6 Coping with Lymphoma 171

Questions 97-100 address common concerns for the lymphoma patient's daily life, such as:

Can Icontinue to work?

Should I join a support group?

If I am dying, how do I cope?

Appendix 177

A list of web sites, organizations, and literature to help lymphoma patients and their families find additional resources on general and specific topics related to lymphoma

Glossary 183

Index 193