Hematopathologist’s Gold Standard: WHO Classification of Lymphoma
“This book remains THE ‘must-have’ concise reference on haematopoetic and lymphoid neoplasms. With strong emphasis on diagnostic features and essential ‘need to know’ information for each neoplastic entity, organised on the backdrop of the current WHO classification and augmented by superb photographic plates and illustrations, this text represents an [...]

The Healthy Exercise for Lymphoma Patients (HELP) trial, a three-year study led by Kerry Courneya, Canada Research Chair in physical activity and cancer in the Faculty of Physical Education and Recreation, found that a regimen of aerobic exercise training produced significant improvements in physical functioning and overall quality of life benefits in patients with lymphoma.
Researchers [...]

National Pathology Week 3-9 November – Royal College Of Pathologists
14 Oct 2008
The Royal College of Pathologists and other specialist societies are holding the first National Pathology Week from 3-9 November 2008 to promote pathology. Over 150 fun free events are being held in hospitals and communities all over the United Kingdom and [...]

Lymphoma Drug Pipeline Update 2008, Bioseeker, April 2008
Lymphoma is a broad term encompassing a variety of cancers of the lymphatic system. There are today more than 180 therapeutics targeting lymphoma, from early preclinical to marketed drugs. Lymphoma Drug Pipeline Update lists all drugs and gives you a progress analysis on each one of them. Identified [...]

Physician-scientists from Weill Cornell Medical College have discovered a molecular mechanism that may prove to be a powerful target for the treatment of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a type of cancer that affects lymphocytes, or white blood cells. By exploiting this mechanism, researchers have been able to powerfully suppress tumor formation in lab testing and in animal [...]

BLOOD SAMPLE PREPARATION
• For each 1 ml of blood, add 14 ml of room temperature FCM Lysing solution to lyse the red blood cells. The cells will not lyse correctly if the solution is cold.
• Incubate for 5 minutes at room temperature. Do not exceed 5 minutes, as the white blood cells will begin to [...]

Janet Davison Rowley, MD, a pioneer in demonstrating that cancer is a genetic disease, will receive the 2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom the White House announced Thursday. President Barack Obama will award the Medals of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, to Rowley and 15 others at a ceremony Wednesday, August 12.
The Medal recognizes “an [...]

Exposure to formaldehyde may be linked to blood and lymphatic cancers, particularly myeloid leukemia and lymphoma.
In an extended analysis of workers exposed to formaldehyde during their careers, the agent was associated with a 37% increased risk of death from such cancers in those with the highest exposures according to Laura E. Beane Freeman, Ph.D., of [...]