Understanding a CLL Diagnosis

Ann LaCasce, MD Listen in as Alicia and Lizette chat with Dr. Ann LaCasce, a Program Director of the Dana-Farber/ Partners CancerCare Fellowship, the largest hematology/oncology training program in the country. While studying pre-med, Dr. LaCasce took additional classes that piqued her interest in art history. After managing an art gallery in New York for five years and returning to medical school, she found that being visually oriented allowed her to approach hematology with creativity while caring for her patients. Join in as Dr. LaCasce discusses diagnosis and treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), small cell lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL), the importance of patients feeling comfortable with their healthcare team and why she prefers the term ‘active surveillance’ over ‘watch and wait’ when monitoring a patient’s disease. You can listen to our other episode with Dr. LaCasce about CLL here. CLICK HERE to participate in our episode survey. Mentioned on this episode: CLL CLL booklet (that discusses SLL) LLS’s new CLL chat Watch and wait Free nutrition consultation Communicating with your healthcare team ‘Cancer-related fatigue’ publication CRF podcast episode Drug listings LLS Support Resources: Information Specialists Free telephone/web patient programs Free booklets Financial support Online chats Caregiver support LLS Community Support groups Patti Robinson Kaufmann First Connection Program Support for this episode provided by Pharmacyclics.The post Understanding a CLL Diagnosis first appeared on The Bloodline with Blood Cancer United Podcast.