In partnership with the IWMF, we are thrilled to make available to you another booklet. This Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Booklet is helping to achieve our goal of educating both patients and doctors across Canada on the current knowledge on diagnosis and treatment of this cancer.
Through the generosity of educational grants from BeOne Canada (formerly BeiGene) and Johnson&Johnson Innovative Medicine (formerly Janssen), printed copies have been put in the mail to our WMFC members (as of about May 1, 2025). And we will continue sending out copies to new members as long as our supplies last!
Of course, you can also download and print your own copies, in either English or French.
The booklet has been reviewed by a WM specialist MD from the Bing Center for WM at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston. It is our hope that by reading through this FAQ Booklet, it will answer many of the questions both the newly diagnosed and more experienced WMers might have, and eliminate the need to reference Dr. Google. Due to the rareness of this cancer, and the fact that most doctors see very few WM patients, it is critical for all WM patients to have this knowledge. You can then self-advocate for your own health and make the decisions that are right for you.
We have applied a small number of Canadian-specific footnotes to the original IWMF text, to try to ensure that what is written is applicable to typical Canadian medical scenarios.