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A New Lymphoma Survivor Book

I just found a wonderful new book to recommend. Cancer: Messages to and from a survivor is written by B-cell lymphoma survivor Gail VanHecke. It chronicles her story from life before, to diagnosis, treatment and through remission. It is written in an easy to read style and rather comforting.

One thing about this book that sets it apart are Gail's references to her faith, with Scripture quotes, poems, and personal messages of healing.

American Society of Hematology (ASH) Meeting this Month

The American Society of Hematology (ASH) 47th Annual Meeting and Exposition was going on December 10-13th. Each December, the Society's annual meeting provides hematologists from around the world a forum for discussing critical issues in hematology. Nearly 20,000 clinicians, scientists, and others attend the four-day meeting.

Cancer Genome Atlas Begins with 3-Year, $100 Million Pilot

The US National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) today launched the Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) Pilot Project, a comprehensive effort to accelerate understanding of the molecular basis of cancer.

Back from the cold - lesson: listen to your mother

I'm back from my trip - I was in Vienna, Austria last week on business. I had never been in Austria and I liked it alot - reminded me of Helsinki and Stockholm without the water.

On Travel the Next Week

I'll be on a business trip for the next week - I won't be able to post blog updates or respond to e-mails.

I really appreciate all the visitors doing their Amazon.com shopping by first visiting here and clicking through. The referral revenue helps pay for the hosting costs and the high fees that Network Solutions charges (gotta change registrars at some point).

Happy Holidays, Mike

Study finds childhood cancers relate to physical problems later in life

A University of Minnesota Cancer Center study is the first to show how the prevalence of some physical impairments that childhood-cancer survivors experience as adults relate to the type of cancer they had and the treatment they received. The findings indicate long-term follow up care and physical rehabilitation may be important for more than 20 percent of childhood-cancer survivors.

Happy Thanksgiving

Here in the States, today we celebrate Thanksgiving. Dating back to the 1600s and the Pilgrims, it is a time for giving thanks for what we have and sharing. We all have something to give thanks for - survival from lymphoma, family, being able to taste turkey and pumpkin pie again, and raking leaves from the lawn (ok, I fib about the leaves a bit).

Tomorrow kicks off the Holiday shopping season. Called Black Friday, it is a frenzy of shopping sales. Maybe my boss saved me some frustration by having me work - perhaps saved me some money too.

US NCI Cancer Booklets Updated

The US National Cancer Institute has updated booklets in its award-winning What You Need To Know About Cancer series, which is produced to answer cancer patients' questions about symptoms, diagnosis, staging, and treatment. The booklets can be downloaded from http://www.cancer.gov/publications. Print copies can be ordered online or by calling 1-800-4-CANCER (1-800-422-6237).

A Hidden Gem of a Book

I haven't had time to sneeze for a long time let alone troll Amazon for new lymphoma book releases. I had found some new books earlier - I've talked about them in previous posts. But this one slipped through.

A Review of Living with Lymphoma: A Patient's Guide

I am sure most of you have seen my earlier post on the new book Living with Lymphoma: A Patient's Guide by Elizabeth Adler. Not that many patient oriented books on lymphoma come out - this one was highly anticipated. It took me awhile to review because I wanted to read all of it. The book is divided into three parts: Part one: Living with Lymphoma and Part 2: Treating Lymphoma have the information most patients will be referring to.