Welcome! And thank you for your interest in subscribing to our online support group.

Our goal is to provide a safe place for patients and caregivers to ask questions, share experiences, provide encouragement or seek support. Our objective is to help you to become a more informed partner in your medical care, but never to give medical advice.

Additionally we notify about clinical trials of interest and provide evidence-based information (from published clinical reports) about lymphomas and its treatment, with an emphasis on helping laypersons to better recognize claims that are strongly or weakly supported.

=GUIDELINES

Firstly, we are very forgiving because we all make mistakes!

• Always treat your fellow patients with respect and avoid personalizing the occasional disagreements that are inevitable in public venues (strictly enforced if persistent)
• Avoid giving medical advice or promoting unproven investigational or alternative therapies (strictly enforced if persistent).
• Stay on topic … but this is not rigidly enforced. Good humor is always welcome.

=PRIVACY POLICY:

Under NO circumstances will your personal information be sold or otherwise
transferred to a third party by PAL. However, because of the nature of Internet and Email technology, your privacy cannot be guaranteed. Therefore we recommend that you:

• Use an alias and limit the use of identifying information.
• Consider all email and web-based correspondence to be public speaking.

=IN CONCLUSION:

Keep is simple: You can’t go wrong with questions! Be respectful, always. Provide as little identifying information as you need to.

Karl Schwartz
President, Patients Against Lymphoma
Providing evidence-based information independent of health industry funding