The standard treatment for patients with multiple myeloma often includes stem cell transplantation in which the patient's own stem cells are harvested and stored while the patient receives intensive chemotherapy to kill the ...
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The rising cost of cancer care puts patients and their caregivers at increased risk of experiencing financial toxicity, a term used to describe financial hardship caused by out-of-pocket treatment costs.
Mar 27, 2023
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The Biden administration said Wednesday it will attempt to break up the network that runs the nation's organ transplant system as part of a broader modernization effort.
Mar 22, 2023
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A booklet developed by cardiovascular and genetics experts and provided to patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) of unknown cause was effective in increasing screening of relatives at risk for the heart muscle disease, ...
Mar 21, 2023
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Scientists have found a new way to predict which patients with the blood cancer myeloma will benefit the most from a treatment often used to help keep the disease from coming back after a stem cell transplant.
Mar 20, 2023
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In an editorial in the journal Frontiers in Neurology, two leading multiple sclerosis (MS) experts are advocating for genetic testing to identify MS patients who are at higher risk of developing a devastating side effect ...
Mar 16, 2023
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Retired nurse Tannaz Ameli was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer last winter. When chemotherapy failed, her doctors recommended hospice care.
Mar 15, 2023
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All potential transplant candidates undergo medical and psychosocial evaluations, which are crucial in determining whether they can get a transplant. The latter are meant to ensure that a patient has adequate social support ...
Mar 15, 2023
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A one-year, placebo-controlled trial of oral nicotinamide (vitamin B3) therapy by the University of Sydney did not lead to lower rates of skin cancer in organ transplant recipients. The result is in striking contrast to a ...
Researchers who studied more than 300 pediatric patients receiving heart transplants over the past 36 years at the University of Florida have documented how advances in technology, technique, and patient management have improved ...
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