Living with Lymphoma
For Immediate Release
Date: 05/29/08
Contact: Mark D’Antonio, (203) 688-2489 or Renee Gaudette, (203) 436-8533 renee.gaudette@yale.edu
New Haven, CT - The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, in collaboration with Yale-New Haven Hospital and Yale Cancer Center, will present a free educational program on Thursday, June 19, 2008, Living with Lymphoma: Developing Treatment Options, at Yale-New Haven Hospital at 6:00 p.m. Francine Foss, M.D., Professor of Medical Oncology at Yale School of Medicine, will present this free program to patients and caregivers.
Lymphoma is a general term for a group of cancers that originates in the lymphatic system. Lymphoma results when a lymphocyte (a type of white blood cell) undergoes a malignant change and begins to multiply, eventually crowding out healthy cells and creating tumors that enlarge the lymph nodes or other sites in the body. Fifty-three percent of the blood cancers diagnosed are lymphomas. In the United States (2007), there are 544,266 people living with lymphoma. Dr. Foss will be available to answer questions following her presentation.
Registration is required. A complimentary dinner will be served. Please contact Shelley Carpenter, Patient Services Manager, at 203-427-2049 at The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society to register for this program.