Adults who survived childhood Hodgkin's Lymphoma should be especially vigilant about cancer and cardiovascular screenings, according to researchers from Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center and colleagues.
Though it's believed my dad died of lung cancer that had spread to the rest of his body (he was a non-smoker by the way), he was initially diagnosed with Lymphoma. I spent the days following his diagnosis furiously googling Lymphoma, look for a prognosis, and more importantly, hope. I learned a lot about Lymphoma in those few days, though knowledge didn't help in my case, but it might in yours.
Fred Thompson, actor and former United States Senator from Tennessee, made the announcement today that he was diagnosed with lymphoma a few years ago and now is in remission.
His name is not really Brian -- that's just the character actor Barry Watson plays on the ABC TV show What About Brian that just ended its season on March 26.
