Fighting Through Fatigue – T-cell lymphoma (MF-CTCL)

For years, Toby dealt with a strange condition that caused her itching and discoloration in her skin.

Toby, a Philadelphia resident, has mycosis fungoides cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (MF-CTCL), which the Cleveland Clinic identifies as a rare non-Hodgkin’s skin lymphoma. Because of her darker skin, a diagnosis eluded Toby and her doctors, who misdiagnosed her illness.

But when Toby finally found a doctor who knew what was wrong, not only did she begin an effective treatment plan, she learned how to be proud of herself in her own skin.

This episode also features in-depth commentary from renowned experts Larisa Geskin, MD, Professor and Director, Cutaneous Oncology, Columbia University, and Ellen Kim, MD, Professor of Dermatology, and Director, Penn Cutaneous Lymphoma Program, University of Pennsylvania.