When Maribeth Holzer asked her family doctor about a curious lump in her right armpit, she never suspected it was follicular lymphoma. Her doctor said was probably an ingrown hair caused by shaving, or perhaps a blocked pore due to antiperspirant use.
But when a purple, dime-sized spot suddenly appeared on Maribeth’s face, she decided to visit a dermatologist.
“I felt fine,” she says, “but thought I should have...
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A patient writes, “The Astros will win the World Series next year,” in bold print as Jaquelin Velasquez watches. The clinical nurse in Lymphoma and Myeloma isn’t interested in the accuracy of this prediction. She’s looking for signs of a serious side effect of immunotherapy.
“If a patient’s handwriting deteriorates, it’s a red flag that they’re developing neurotoxicity,” Velasquez says. She explains that the handwriting test is...
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Before I was on a clinical trial, I felt sorry for patients participating in them. I considered clinical trials a last-ditch effort, and felt...