Roughly 800 people are diagnosed with Hodgkin Lymphoma each year in Australia, and both adults and children can be affected.
Hodgkin Lymphoma is a type of cancer that effects blood cells called lymphocytes, and it effects the immune and lymphatic systems of the body. About 8 out of every 10 people (80%) diagnosed with Hodgkin Lymphoma are cured after their first-line therapy. In some cases, people may need more treatment.
However, what is not well understood, is how treatments for Hodgkin Lymphoma can cause long-term, or late side-effects.
A team of health professionals and patients at Concord Hospital have a plan to fix this. They have developed an app called MyHodgkin MyHealth to help track these to improve long-term outcomes and experiences for those affected by Hodgkin Lymphoma.
Click the link below to listen to Dr Nicole Wong Doo, a haematologist from Concord Hospital and Lara Meli, a Hodgkin Survivor and patient investigator as they discuss this with the ABC Radio National Health Report team.
