This program is designed to provide attendees with essential information that will help you participate more actively and confidently in decisions about CLL treatment and survivorship. CLL patients, caregivers, family/friends in attendance will gain:

• An understanding of CLL treatment, including standard care and clinical trials
• Strategies to make informed decisions about treatment
• Tips for communicating with your health care team
• Strategies to manage disease and treatment side effects
• Strategies for managing ongoing cancer survivorship issues,including financial and employment challenges, as well as psychosocial issues
• Resources available in your local community, at cancer centers, and those provided by LLS

Speakers:

Januario E. Castro, MD, UC San Diego

Sheila Hoff, RN, Research Nurse for the CLL Program, UC San Diego