News tagged with hodgkin lymphoma
Cancer-stricken British girl's 'Bucket List' is Internet hit
A cancer-stricken British teenage girl said Thursday she had been overwhelmed by messages of support from around the world after writing an online "Bucket List" of things she wanted to do before dying.
Jun 09, 2011 |
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Researchers predict age of T cells to improve cancer treatment
Manipulation of cells by a new microfluidic device may help clinicians improve a promising cancer therapy that harnesses the body's own immune cells to fight such diseases as metastatic melanoma, non-Hodgkin's ...
Mar 02, 2011 |
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Computer-assisted diagnosis tools to aid pathologists
Researchers are leveraging Ohio Supercomputer Center resources to develop computer-assisted diagnosis tools that will provide pathologists grading Follicular Lymphoma samples with quicker, more consistently ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 31, 2011 |
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Armed antibody triggers remissions for Hodgkin's lymphoma
An antibody loaded with an anti-cancer agent produced complete or partial remissions in 38 percent of patients with relapsed or therapy-resistant Hodgkin lymphoma enrolled in a phase I clinical trial, investigators report ...
Nov 03, 2010 |
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New mutation linked to non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
Some patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) -- a cancer of B cells -- harbor a particular mutation in the gene encoding the receptor for B cell activating factor (BAFF), according to a paper published online on November ...
Nov 01, 2010 |
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Hodgkin's lymphoma: Benefit of stem cell transplantation with an unrelated donor unclear
It remains an unresolved question whether adult patients with Hodgkin's lymphoma, a certain type of lymph node cancer, benefit from allogeneic stem cell transplantation (SCT) with an unrelated donor.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 29, 2010 |
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Lymphoma patients with cardiovascular disease have increased risk of cardiac hospitalization
Older patients with Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) and a history of heart disease face a high risk of hospitalization for cardiac complications after completing treatment, according to research published online today in Blood, the jo ...
Jul 02, 2010 |
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Study shows how dietary supplement may block cancer cells
Researchers at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center-Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC-James) have discovered how a substance that is produced when eating broccoli ...
Jun 29, 2010 |
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Vitamin D Status is Not Associated with Risk for Less Common Cancers
(PhysOrg.com) -- Despite hopes that higher blood levels of vitamin D might reduce cancer risk, a large study finds no protective effect against non-Hodgkin lymphoma or cancer of the endometrium, esophagus, stomach, kidney, ...
Jun 18, 2010 |
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Study shows Hodgkin lymphoma survivors lack post-treatment screening for other cancers
A population-based study of 2,071 Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) survivors over 15 years has discovered that while many survivors had multiple X-rays and CT scans years after treatment was finished, they often did not receive recommended ...
Jun 10, 2010 |
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'Scout scans' map the way in non-Hodgkin's lymphoma treatment
According to a study presented at SNM's 57th Annual Meeting, molecular imaging can evaluate and optimize non-Hodgkin's lymphoma therapy with Zevalin, a front-line radioimmunotherapy drug that uses a dose of radioactive material ...
Jun 07, 2010 |
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Lifestyle factors significantly impact survival of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma patients, study finds
A new study led by researchers from Mayo Clinic in collaboration with six other U.S. institutions has found that patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma who smoked, consumed alcohol or were obese before their cancer diagnosis ...
May 13, 2010 |
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Scientists design new drug type to kill lymphoma cells
A new type of drug designed to kill non-Hodgkin lymphoma tumor cells could lead to potential nontoxic therapies for cancer patients.
May 11, 2010 |
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Vitamin K may protect against developing non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, say researchers
In the first study of vitamin K and Non-Hodgkin lymphoma risk, researchers at the Mayo Clinic campus in Minnesota have found that people who have higher intakes of vitamin K from their diet have a lower risk of developing ...
Apr 19, 2010 |
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Children who survive cancer more likely to suffer from heart disease
Children and adolescents who survive cancer have a significantly higher risk of developing heart disease as young adults, according to the largest study on this issue published on bmj.com today.
Dec 09, 2009 |
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