News tagged with malignant bone

Researchers search for defective gene in 5-in-1 million case

When she was 8 years old, Rachel Ducusin had sore throats all the time, and a swelling on the right side of her neck.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Feb 04, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

JAK inhibitor provides rapid, durable relief for myelofibrosis patients

An oral medication produces significant and lasting relief for patients with myelofibrosis, a debilitating and lethal bone marrow disorder, researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center report in the Sept. ...

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created Sep 15, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Early, aggressive treatment recommended for critically ill patients with hematological malignancy

A study of 7,689 admissions from 178 adult intensive care units in England, Wales and Northern Ireland has revealed the factors associated with a higher mortality rate in haematological malignancy. Researchers writing in ...

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created Aug 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A longer lasting tumor blocker

On the heels of dismaying reports that a promising antitumor drug could, in theory, shorten patients' long-term survival, comes a promising study by a Japanese team of researchers that suggests a potentially better option. ...

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created Apr 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

German doctors: 40-pound tumor removed from woman

(AP) -- A German doctor said Friday that surgeons have successfully removed a 40-pound (18 kilogram) malignant bone tumor from a Saudi Arabian woman.

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