There are several free webinars coming up soon for patients with Lymphoma, from a couple of organizations that I have highlighted before.
First, the Lymphoma Research Foundation has three webinars coming up in their "Ask the Doctor" series. In these webinars, a Lymphoma expert gives an overview of the topic, and then answers questions from patients.
The first one is tomorrow, March 12 (sorry for the late notice -- I just found out about it). The topic is "Information for Newly Diagnosed Patients." Even if you were diagnosed a while ago, this could be very helpful in giving you an overview. The presenter is Dr. Peter Riedell from the University of Chicago. This isn't about Follicular Lymphoma only, but will cover all Lymphomas (which is a lot), but my guess is, since FL is the most common indolent Lymphoma, it's going to come up a lot. You can find more info here and a link to register.
Next up the LRF is "Information for Patients with Relapsed/Refractory Lymphoma," presented by Dr. Reid Merryman of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. This one is happening next week, March 18 from 2:00-4:00pm ET. Even if you haven't relapsed (you've had no treatments or just one treatment that has worked for you), this could be valuable. I'm always in favor of having information before you need it. Like the first webinar, this one will include time for Questions from Patients. You can find out more and register here.
Finally, the LRF is doing a webinar in Spanish on April 17, "Pregunte al Doctor Sobre el Linfoma." My Spanish isn't perfect, but from the description, it seems like this is a general webinar, rather than one aimed at specific populations like the other two are. Same format -- a presentation from an expert, Dr. Enrique Diaz of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, and then time for questions to be answered. You can find out more and register here.
Finally, the Follicular Lymphoma Foundation is holding a webinar called "When FL Changes: Understanding Progression & Transformation." This webinar is being held because a whole bunch of FL patients asked for it. Certainly, this is thing that concerns most of us -- what happens when a slow-growing disease speeds up, or even changes into a whole different cancer. This webinar is being held on March 27 from 9:00-10:00am ET. It will also feature a presentation and time for questions. The presenters are Dr. Mitchell Smith, the Chief Medical Officer for the FLF; Dr. Carla Casulo Assistant Director of Cancer Research Training and Education at the Wilmot Cancer Institute in Rochester; and Fiona McMullen, a Follicular Lymphoma Patient who experienced transformation. Should be an excellent presentation. You can read more and register here.
Keep yourself informed. Consider registering.
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