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April 21, 2022

COVID-19 Vaccine Refusal and Fair Allocation of Scarce Medical Resources: Moving CLL/SLL and Other Immunocompromised Patients to the Top Tier

In a pandemic with scarce resources, governments, medical institutions, and healthcare providers have had to make decisions and/or policies about allocating potentially lifesaving therapies among the many outpatients who might benefit from them.

February 2, 2022

As the Doors Open for Some, They Close for Others: The story of a Vulnerable CLL Family in Dublin, Ireland

all want this nightmare to be over. We want to be rid of masks and to be able to enjoy our social and public life again. We are tired of waiting to feel safe enough to share a show, a meal, or a pint with friends.

January 28, 2022

Nothing is perfect.

If we with CLL/SLL are waiting for 100% security against COVID-19, our wait may never end. Indeed, staying at home and not venturing out or inviting anyone over will protect us, but at what cost? What family milestones or everyday joys will we miss? What adventures and new and old

September 14, 2021

Learning What Is Common As a Group

One way to look at data is to see what commonalities are seen in a collection of data.

June 17, 2021

It’s Time to Focus on the CLL ‘Host’

The unique biological environment within each of us influences how a specific disease presents, progresses, and responds.

June 11, 2021

Lies, More Lies, and Statistics

By Susan J. Leclair, PhD, CLS (NCA) I know it is a common belief that statistics and lies are synonymous, mostly I think because statistics seems so foreign to most people. Statistics tries to answer in numbers only a few questions, but uses several different methods to try to

December 5, 2017

One Man’s Opinion: Dr. Rick Furman on the Diminished Role of FCR in treating CLL

Dr. Rick Furman of Weill-Cornell answers your questions in our ASK THE DOCTOR feature in our quarterly newsletters, responds to many more questions in the CLLSLL.io group, (an active forum for CLL patients and caregivers worth checking out), and has done pivotal research on new therapies that have redefined

November 14, 2017

Dietary Risks for Heart Disease, Stroke, and Type 2 Diabetes: The Importance in CLL

This is not an article about CLL, but in a way it is. The link between heart disease and cancer is becoming stronger. See http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0092867410000607 Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is likely no exception. There is recent evidence that even precancerous blood clones are associated with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in

Opinions

COVID-19 Vaccine Refusal and Fair Allocation of Scarce Medical Resources: Moving CLL/SLL and Other Immunocompromised Patients to the Top Tier

As the Doors Open for Some, They Close for Others: The story of a Vulnerable CLL Family in Dublin, Ireland

Nothing is perfect.

Learning What Is Common As a Group

It’s Time to Focus on the CLL ‘Host’

Lies, More Lies, and Statistics

One Man’s Opinion: Dr. Rick Furman on the Diminished Role of FCR in treating CLL

Dietary Risks for Heart Disease, Stroke, and Type 2 Diabetes: The Importance in CLL

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