A Patient’s Guide to Understanding
Cutaneous Lymphoma
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“Much has changed since I
learned in my late twenties what
caused the red, scaly patches
that had appeared on my hip,
stomach and breasts for about
five years. It wasn’t eczema,
psoriasis or tinea, as several
dermatologists assumed. It’s
mycosis fungoides, a 1983 biopsy
finally revealed.
That was before Google,
before medical websites, before
the Cutaneous Lymphoma
Foundation and before I
had two children. But one
important thing hasn’t changed:
I remain at Stage 1A of a disease
that’s far less scary than it
seemed 28 years ago.”
Laurel Miller Carlson
Annandale, VA
Patient of 30+ years
LIVING WITH CUTANEOUS LYMPHOMA:
PATIENT AND CAREGIVER STORIES
