Updated GADOLIN Study Shows Survival Benefit in Indolent NHL Updated GADOLIN Study Shows Survival Benefit in Indolent NHL
An updated analysis of the GADOLIN study confirms the PFS benefit of obinutuzumab and bendamustine in rituximab-refractory indolent non-Hodgkin lymphoma.Journal of Clinical Oncology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - October 12, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology Journal Article Source Type: news
'The world is against them': new era of cancer lawsuits threaten Monsanto
A landmark verdict found Roundup caused a man ’s cancer, paving the way for thousands of other families to seek justiceDean Brooks grasped on to the shopping cart, suddenly unable to stand or breathe.Later, at a California emergency room, a nurse with teary eyes delivered the news, telling his wife, Deborah, to hold out hope for a miracle. It was December 2015 when they learned that a blood cancer called non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) was rapidly attacking the man ’s body and immune system.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - October 8, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Sam Levin and Carey Gillam Tags: Agriculture US news California Cancer Source Type: news
Cancer survivor has welcomed his 'miracle' baby
Simon Thompson, 32, from Kent, was rushed to hospital when a 'dental abscess' failed to improve despite antibiotics. He was later diagnosed with advanced Non Hodgkin's lymphoma. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 20, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Hepatitis B Virus and Risk of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Hepatitis B Virus and Risk of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Several prior studies have suggested that chronic HBV infection can increase the risk of non-Hodgkin ' s lymphoma. What ' s the current best evidence on this possible relationship?Journal of Viral Hepatitis (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - September 11, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Gastroenterology Journal Article Source Type: news
Cases Transferred To Roundup MDL Bring Total Glyphosate Actions To More Than 500
SAN FRANCISCO - The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPMDL) on Aug. 27 issued a conditional transfer order sending another 27 cases to the Roundup multidistrict litigation in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, bring the total number of cases in the MDL in which the plaintiffs allege that their exposure to the Roundup herbicide caused them to develop non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) to more than 500 (In Re: Roundup Products Liability Litigation, No. 2741, JPMDL). (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News)
Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News - September 6, 2018 Category: Medical Law Source Type: news
