World Lymphoma Awareness Day
September 9, 2026
World Lymphoma Awareness Day
Cancer remains a major cause of illness and death in Jamaica, making greater awareness, early diagnosis, and access to quality treatment increasingly important. Ahead of World Lymphoma Awareness Day on September 15, Dr Yuliya Linhares, medical oncologist and chief of lymphoma services at Baptist Health Herbert Wertheim Cancer Institute, is drawing attention to advances that are changing the way some patients receive treatment for lymphoma.