The monthly public lectures at UCLA provide latest information, practical advise and answers for cancer patients and their families.

The next lecture titled Lymphomas 2007 – The Latest News is on August 7th. Sven de Vos, MD, PhD, UCLA Assistant Professor, medical oncologist and researcher, provides an overview of Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphomas. Research is leading to better understandings of the many lymphoma subtypes including their genetic make-up. Standard treatment strategies as well as novel approaches, based on the most recent research, are discussed including topics such as chemotherapy, radiation therapy, monoclonal antibodies, stem cell (bone marrow) transplant, immunologic therapies and other targeted approaches.