Dear Colleague,

September is Leukemia, Lymphoma and Myeloma Awareness Month. Brush up on your own knowledge and awareness in order to help spread the word about these blood cancers. Can you answer the following questions?

1. True or false? An abnormally high level of lymphocytes is one of the classic warning signs of acute or chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL).
2. What electrolyte imbalance is often a first sign of tumor lysis syndrome?
3. Which symptom is often the only presenting symptom of an infection in neutropenic patients?
4. True or false? Non-Hodgkins lymphoma attacks the B cells in lymph nodes and bone marrow.
5. What are some long-term sequelae of curative treatment for Hodgkin’s disease?
6. During which season do patients with mycosis fungoides most often report improvement of pruritis?

The Secret Life Of Lymphocytes How To Prevent And Manage Tumor Lysis Syndrome Screening for Chemotherapy Adverse Late Effects What you need to know about non-Hodgkin's lymphoma Health-Related Quality of Life in Adults With Hodgkin's Disease: The State of the Science Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma: Mycosis Fungoides/Sezary Syndrome: Part 1

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Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP
Clinical Editor

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