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Effects of caring for advanced cancer patients
SAN FRANCISCO—Family caregivers of patients with high-mortality cancers may often experience high levels of depression and anxiety, results of a...
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Study reveals barriers to accessing palliative care services
©ASCO/Todd Buchanan 2016 SAN FRANCISCO—Patients may face challenges when trying to access palliative and supportive care services at cancer...
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Pregnancy screening lacking in girls with AML, ALL
patient and her father Photo by Rhoda Baer Many adolescent females are not being screened for pregnancy before beginning chemotherapy or...
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Cancer patients’ caregivers may carry greater burden
©ASCO/Todd Buchanan 2016 SAN FRANCISCO—New research suggests caring for a loved one with cancer may be more burdensome than caring for a loved...
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Improving communication between cancer pts and docs
©ASCO/Todd Buchanan 2016 SAN FRANCISCO—Results of the VOICE study showed that training advanced cancer patients and their oncologists on how to...
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Combo could provide cure for CML, team says
Preclinical research suggests that combining a BCL2 inhibitor with a BCR-ABL tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) can eradicate leukemia stem cells (...
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Change may improve efficacy of malaria vaccine
Photo by Caitlin Kleiboer Results of a phase 2 trial suggest that changing the dosing schedule can improve the efficacy of the malaria vaccine...
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How AML suppresses hematopoiesis
Exosomes shed by acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cells carry microRNAs that directly impair hematopoiesis, according to preclinical research...
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Blood sample collection, storage impacts protein levels
Photo by Graham Colm Factors related to blood sample collection and storage can have a substantial impact on the biomolecular composition of the...
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CBT may be best option for pts with MRD, doc says
Photo courtesy of NHS A cord blood transplant (CBT) may be the best option for patients with acute leukemia or myelodysplastic syndrome who have...
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Gene therapy effective against SCD in mice
blood cells from a mouse Image courtesy of University of Michigan Preclinical research suggests a novel gene therapy may be effective against...
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Risk factors for early death in older pts with DLBCL
Photo courtesy of CDC A retrospective study has uncovered potential risk factors for early death in older patients with diffuse large B-cell...
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Optimizing CAR T-cell therapy in NHL
Photo from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Results from a phase 1 study have provided insights that may help researchers optimize treatment...
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FDA grants therapy orphan designation for hemophilia B
Image by Spencer Phillips The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug designation to SB-FIX, a zinc finger nuclease (ZFN)-...
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Saline comparable to drug therapy for epistaxis in HHT
Photo courtesy of the University of Utah Health Sciences Center Results of a phase 2 study suggest a saline nose spray may be as effective as 3...