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Options for Males

Males can take certain steps and precautions to preserve fertility before, during and after treatment. Options to Preserve Fertility before T…

Therapeutic targeting of AML stem cells 2023

The goal of this SCOR project is to identify and eradicate the root cause of acute myeloid leukemia, the leukemia stem cell (LSC). In the previous cy…

Healthcare Consolidation Is Raising Prices And Jeopardizing Cancer Care: Policymaker Recommendations

Dr. Green

Anthony Green, M.D., Ph.D., leads an LLS Specialized Center of Research grant.His work is aimed at understanding at the genomic scale how patients wit…

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Yadien

This is my son Yadien. In January , we were heartbroken at news that this little guy had a mass surrounding his airway heart and lung that was a resu…

Suggested Reading - Hundred Percent Chance

Hundred Percent Chance: A Memoir is a raw and realistic memoir about a young college student who was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia in while h…

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What is a Bone Marrow Transplant?

This book is intended to support in educating a child to understand what a bone marrow transplant is. It provides developmentally appropriate informat…

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Matthew

Our Matthew was first diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in August at the age of . He relapsed with ALL in December and underwent his…

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Craig

In the spring of , I was diagnosed with multiple myeloma (MM) when I fractured my left hip. Throughout that summer, I went through induction therapy a…

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Suggested Reading - Caregivers' Guide for Bone Marrow/Stem Cell Transplant: Practical Perspective

The National Bone Marrow Transplant Link has published a practical compilation of brief essays on caregiving for the transplant recipient. In the envi…

Lower Dose Mitoxantrone for Venetoclax Resistant Acute Myeloid Leukemia

regimens are the standard of care for many patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and are highly active therapeutic strategies for this challengin…

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Grace

Meet Grace. Hodgkin Lymphoma Survivor. In April , Grace was rushed to the hospital where she had a CT scan which showed she had two masses in her ches…

Identification of novel therapeutic strategies for aggressive subtypes of CTCL

In this proposal, the Choi lab is investigating mechanisms that underlie aggressive forms of T cell lymphoma. They have found a gene mutation that is …

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Ainsley

On July , , I was diagnosed with stage Hodgkin lymphoma (HL). Before this, I was a healthy teenage girl going into my sophomore year of high school a…

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Madison

Hello! My name is Madison, but that's not what you need to remember. The name you need to remember is Brodie. You see, I am joining the Student Visio…

GoFundMe

GoFundMe helps people help each other by using a fundraising platform to raise money for anything you or your loved one may need during your health j…

Imatinib mesylate

Generic name Imatinib mesylate Pronunciation Brand name(s), other common name(s) Gleevec® Drug type…

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Dr. Wu

Catherine Wu, M.D., is focused on chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). One aspect of her research is to gain greater understanding of the genetic under…

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Geoff

I was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) on April , , at Arlington Hospital (now VHC Health) and was hospitalized there for days for chemoth…

Targeting acetyl-CoA synthetase 2 to remodel obesity-evoked inflammatory microenvironment in myeloma

Our proposal aims to develop a novel strategy to improve therapeutic efficacy for patients with multiple myeloma by remodeling inflammatory microenvi…

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April

Hi, I’m April. I have thrombocythemia (ET), and I was diagnosed in

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Wendell

Wendell Ison was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) on June , . It was through his own battle that he decided to create the team known …

Hope Air

To arrange free flights for Canadians who are in financial need and must travel to healthcare.

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Martin

I have a unique story. In after being married for three weeks, my wife was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Seven months later she …

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Nanci

I was diagnosed with chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) in January . My doctor said the average life span was three years if not for the newer drug ca…

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Gary

I was diagnosed with multiple myeloma (MM) in . I currently have relapsed and am now considering a bone marrow transplant.

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