As we get better at treating certain cancers, attention turns to survivorship and the ongoing support a person might need.

In Hodgkin Lymphoma, over 80 per cent of patients are declared cured after treatment.

But this doesn’t mean they’re out of the wood, because they’re at a higher risk of long-term side effects because of the toxicity of treatment.

An app has been launched to track patients decades out from treatment to get a sense of the issues they face.

Guest/s

• Dr Nicole Wong Doo, haematologist at Concord Hospital
• Lara Meli, a Hodgkin survivor and patient investigator for the MyHodgkin MyHealth app

References

• Information and links to MyHodgkin MyHealth app
• Foundation for a Bloody Great Cause