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Karen Williamson Shares Her Stem Cell Transplant Experience
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Karen Williamson was feeling well and looking forward to a trip to Europe so it was a shock when she was diagnosed with leukemia. When she was told her she would need a stem cell transplant, she found that that reading about what was not helpful. "What I needed to do was…
Treatment and side effects
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Managing Long-Term Side Effects With Amy Pulsifer
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Amy Pulsifer talks about her experience managing long term effects due to her Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL).
Treatment and side effects
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Watch & Wait (Active Surveillance)
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Learn about the watch and wait approach, understand the benefits and find out what it means for you.
Treatment and side effects
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AML Maintenance Therapy: A Conversation With Dr. Tobias Berg
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Dr. Tobias Berg explains maintenance therapy as a treatment option for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and the factors that influence the decision to start this type of treatment.
Leukemia, Treatment and side effects
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CAR T-Cell Therapy Was a Lifeline for Camille Diagnosed With ALL
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Single mom Camille Leahy, diagnosed in 2020 with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), talks about her experience getting CAR-T as a successful last line of treatment. Dr. Sita Bhella discusses what is involved in the medical procedure, and the exciting progress in CAR-T in its…
Leukemia, Treatment and side effects
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Shared Decision Making: Discussion Tool for People With a Blood Cancer
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You or your loved one has been diagnosed with a type of blood cancer. You will be making important decisions with your healthcare team.
Treatment and side effects
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Types of Blood Cancer Treatments
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You or your loved one has been diagnosed with a type of blood cancer. Cancer treatment can be complex, with different types of treatment options available for some blood cancers. What are they and how do they work? This fact sheet will help you Learn about the different…
Leukemia, Lymphoma, Myeloma, Myelodysplastic syndromes, Myeloproliferative neoplasms, Treatment and side effects
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Palliative approach to care: Healthcare experts
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“We’re hoping that when individuals living with illness, and their families, hear the term “palliative’ they shift their perspective from being afraid they’re coming to the end of life, and start to feel that palliative care is going to support their well-being and quality of…
Treatment and side effects
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Myeloma Management: Navigating Side Effects and Long-Term Care
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This webcast takes participants through today’s treatment options—from initial therapies to newer and more advanced approaches now available. The session highlights what patients can typically expect at each stage of treatment, including how decisions are made and how care is…
Diagnosis and tests, Myeloma, Treatment and side effects
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CAR T-Cell Therapy - Overview with Dr. David Szwajcer
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Dr. David Szwajcer explains the basics of Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cell therapy, or CAR T-Cell therapy. Dr. Szwajcer is a staff physician working at CancerCare Manitoba and the Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg.
Treatment and side effects