Continuing professional development: lymphoma in primary care
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Continuing professional development: lymphoma in primary care

Vicki Gregory Senior medical writer, Lymphoma Action, Aylesbury, England

Lymphoma encompasses a heterogeneous group of haematological malignancies that require complex management. Patients with lymphoma experience a wide range of physical, social and emotional issues.

This article summarises the diagnosis, treatment and long-term consequences of lymphoma, and outlines the role of the primary care practitioner in the lymphoma care pathway.

Primary Health Care. doi: 10.7748/phc.2019.e1537

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This article has been subject to external double-blind peer review and has been checked for plagiarism using automated software

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v.gregory@lymphoma-action.org.uk

Conflict of interest

None declared

Gregory V (2019) Continuing professional development: lymphoma in primary care. Primary Health Care. doi: 10.7748/phc.2019.e1537

Acknowledgements The author would like to thank Charlotte Bloodworth, advanced nurse practitioner in lymphoma, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

Published online: 07 May 2019

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