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Cutting-Edge Cancer Treatment, CAR T-Cell Therapy, Isn't Known By Most Americans
MONDAY, April 21, 2025 – Chris Vogelsang has had a long and terrible fight with cancer. Fourteen years ago, the 70-year-old man was first diagnosed with an aggressive form of lymphoma. His cancer...
Risk for Lymphoma, Skin Cancer Increased in Individuals With Tattoos
FRIDAY, March 7, 2025 – Tattooed individuals have an increased risk for lymphoma and skin cancers, according to a study recently published in BMC Public Health. Signe Bedsted Clemmensen, from the...
Tattoos Might Increase Risk of Lymphoma, Skin Cancer
THURSDAY, March 6, 2025 – People put a lot of thought into getting a tattoo – the design they desire, the location they prefer and the message their body art will send to others. Most don’t think abo...
Obesity at Pediatric Cancer Diagnosis Linked to Inferior Survival
MONDAY, Jan. 13, 2025 – Obesity at cancer diagnosis is associated with inferior survival among children aged 2 to 18 years, according to a study published online Jan. 13 in Cancer. Samuel Sassine,...
Position Statement Developed for Managing Blood Cancers in Pregnancy
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 8, 2025 – In a new position statement published online Jan. 3 in The Lancet Haematology, guidelines are presented for the management of acute leukemia and aggressive lymphomas in...
Keto Diet Supplement Could Boost a Cancer Treatment's Effectiveness
MONDAY, Dec. 9, 2024 (HealthDay News) – A component of the keto diet appears to boost the powers of immunotherapy in treating cancer, a new study finds. Beta-hydroxybutyrate (BHB), an acid produced b...
ASH: Auto-HCT Not Beneficial for Mantle Cell Lymphoma With Undetectable Residual Disease
FRIDAY, Dec. 6, 2024 – Autologous hematopoietic cell transplant (auto-HCT) is not beneficial for patients with mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) in first complete remission (CR) with undetectable minimal...
Late-Stage Lymphoma Less Likely for Young With Continuous Medicaid Coverage
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 13, 2024 – Children and adolescents and young adults (AYAs) diagnosed with lymphoma and insured by Medicaid who maintain Medicaid coverage before diagnosis are less likely to have...
Protracted Radiation Exposure Linked to Hematologic Cancer Mortality
THURSDAY, Oct. 24, 2024 – Protracted low-dose exposure to ionizing radiation among radiation-monitored workers is associated with mortality due to some hematologic malignancies, according to a study...
Progression-Free Survival Improved With Nivolumab + AVD in Hodgkin Lymphoma
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 16, 2024 – For patients with stage III or IV Hodgkin lymphoma, nivolumab with doxorubicin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine (N+AVD) yields longer progression-free survival (PFS) than...
Liso-Cel Has Favorable Safety Profile for Outpatients With Large B-Cell Lymphoma
MONDAY, Oct. 7, 2024 – For patients with relapsed/refractory large B-cell lymphoma (LBCL), the autologous, CD19-directed, 4-1BB chimeric antigen receptor T-cell product, lisocabtagene maraleucel...
Black, White Cancer Patients Now Benefit Equally From Cord Blood Therapy
TUESDAY, Oct. 1, 2024 – Blood cancer patients of all races who receive cord blood transplants are now living longer. The finding, reported by a team led by oncologist Dr. Karen Ballen, of UVA...
Outpatient CAR-T Cancer Therapy Can Be Safe, Effective
TUESDAY, Oct. 1, 2024 – Patients with fast-spreading blood cancer respond well to outpatient treatment with CAR-T therapy, the largest study examining its use in a community setting has found. CAR-T...
Blood Cancers: What You Need to Know
SATURDAY, Sept. 28, 2024 – Blood cancer is not a diagnosis anyone wants to receive, but understanding the different types of this disease and how best to catch them early is essential, one expert...
Non-Hispanic Black Patients Have Disparities in HCT Use for Hematologic Cancers
THURSDAY, Sept. 26, 2024 – Non-Hispanic Black patients in the United States appear to have persistent disparities in terms of hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) for various hematologic...
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