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Patients with chronic myeloid leukemia can manage their anxiety with bitter orange essential oil
Patients with chronic myeloid leukemia, who often suffer from anxiety, may find relief in bitter orange essential oil. A study published in the journal Phytotherapy Research...
5 hours ago - Natural News
Addition of ibrutinib to chemotherapy does not extend PFS in metastatic pancreatic cancer
A randomized phase 3 trial designed to assess the addition of ibrutinib to chemotherapy for patients with metastatic prostate cancer failed to meet its primary endpoint of...
5 hours ago - Healio
Leukemia cells "steal" glucose from normal cells to feed their own growth
One of the things that makes cancer such a life-threatening disease is its ability to rapidly spread to other areas of the body. It does so by getting energy from glucose...
4 days ago - Natural News
WATCH: How one mom turned grief into action
Robin Roberts' highlights the work of a mother who lost her 9-year-old son to acute myeloid leukemia in 2014 and how she is turning her grief into action as part of her...
4 days ago - ABC News
Researchers discover mechanism which drives leukemia cell growth
A mechanism which drives leukemia cell growth has been discovered by researchers at the University of Sussex, who believe their findings could help to inform new strategies...
4 days ago - News Medical
Missouri mom, 27, fighting leukemia asks for breast milk donations for her daughter
Rhiannon Lindley, 27, of Springfield, Missouri, was diagnosed with leukemia in January 2018. As she undergoes chemotherapy, she is asking for breast milk donations for her...
5 days ago - Daily Mail
More accurate leukemia diagnosis expected as researchers refine leukemia classification
New research means more than 90 percent of the most common cases of childhood cancer can now be classified by subtype, an advance likely to fuel precision medicine.
7 days ago - ScienceDaily
New Leukemia Drug Shows Promising Results
Ibrutinib should become the new standard of care for treating elderly patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia , said researchers.
9 days ago - Medindia Health
New leukemia drug is more effective and easier to use
Oncologists have found that a newer targeted drug is significantly more effective than standard therapy for treating elderly patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia. The...
10 days ago - ScienceDaily
Top stories in hematology/oncology: Bristol-Myers Squibb acquires Celgene, ASH initiates clinical trials for sickle cell disease therapies
Among the top hematology/oncology stories last week were an announcement that Bristol-Myers Squibb will merge with Celgene, and a report that ASH launched sickle cell disease...
11 days ago - Healio - 2 articles
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Whether you are an apple or pear depends on your genes
A study of more than 360,000 volunteers by Uppsala University found where a person stores their fat is determined by 98 points in their DNA - of which 37 are stronger in women.
Breastfeeding may protect mothers against depression in later life
The WHO recommends exclusive breastfeeding during the first six months of the baby's life, but only than a third of British mothers had tried it at all, and the figures are...
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Twins Ella and Eve, of Pennsylvania, were diagnosed with bilateral retinoblastoma by the time they were one-month-old. Although off chemo for now, the disease could return at...
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Experts from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and the University of Washington say 'many millions' of people will perish by 2050 because of soaring global...
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