leukemia | Research | 10 pages | source: Cancer | Added Aug 18, 2018
Post-traumatic stress disorder can develop in patients with cancer
This study aimed to evaluate post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in patients who have had treatment for cancer. This study found that a number of patients undergoing cancer treatment developed PTSD after treatment and recommended that supports are put in place.
leukemia | Medivizor | source: Medivizor | Added Jul 11, 2018
Colon Cancer Patient Advocate Shares Her Story
In April, the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) held a free education event on cancer called Progress and Promise Against Cancer in Washington, D.C. Surrounded by experts in cancer research, Kim Hall Jackson shared her patient story. One evening in 2008, Jackson, an event planner, was running the mayor's
leukemia | Research | Treatment | 10 pages | source: Leukemia | Added Jun 09, 2018
Which treatment is better for mixed phenotype acute leukemia?
This study was a systematic review and meta-analysis (a review of all available and relevant research on a certain topic) on the best treatment of mixed phenotype acute leukemia (MPAL). Researchers determined that treatment used for acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) was linked with better outcomes than treatment for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) when treating MPAL.
leukemia | Medivizor | source: Medivizor | Added Sep 11, 2017
A personalized refresher about Leukemia
Leukemia is cancer of the blood cells. Most blood cells form in the bone marrow. In leukemia, immature blood cells become cancer. These cells do not work the way they should and they crowd out the healthy blood cells in the bone marrow.
