New Drug For Children With High-risk LeukemiaScience Daily (press release) (press release)ScienceDaily (July 30, 2009) — Each year, approximately 4500 children in America are diagnosed with leukemia, according to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society …and more »

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Udeze retires, ends comeback from leukemiaThe Associated PressKenechi Udeze's comeback from leukemia served as an inspiration to his [...]

Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL) is a rare cancer of the immune system’s own T-cells. Human T cell leukemia/lymphotropic virus type 1 is believed to be the cause of it, [1] in Read More
Fighting leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma. Clinical Trials Updated MAY 2009. The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society [...]

Millennium Pharmaceuticals Inc./Lymphoma Research Foundation funds – Genetic Engineering NewsNew York, NY The Lymphoma Research Foundation (LRF) is pleased to announce that the 2009 Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc./Lymphoma Research Foundation Clinical Investigator Career Development Award has been awarded to Kai Fu, MD, PhD, Associate
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Cell Therapeutics Initiates Process to Obtain Marketing Approval for – Phramalive.com- European Medicines Agency (EMEA) notifies CTI that pixantrone is eligible for centralized procedure in European Union – CTI granted Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) status by the European Union and EMEA – will provide additional development
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Christina “Mitzi” Carroll, 48, of West Chester, died at 9:50 a.m. Monday, July 27, 2009, at the Neighborhood Hospice Inpatient Unit, West Chester. She had been fighting lymphoma cancer for the past seven months. Born on Jan. 25, 1961, in Philadelphia Read More

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Jasmina Anema, 6, wins battle vs. leukemia; heads home from hospitalNew York Daily NewsThe courageous kindergartner was diagnosed with an especially fatal form of leukemia in January. Since then, she has endured dozens of bouts of chemotherapy …Jasmina Testsmyfoxny.comall 3 [...]

New Genes Implicated In Acute Myeloid Leukemia Identified – HULIQ.comThe most comprehensive analysis yet of the genome of childhood acute myeloid leukemia (AML) found only a few mistakes in the genetic blueprint, suggesting the cancer arises from just a handful of missteps, according to new findings from St. Jude
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RALEIGH, N.C. – The difficult economy may be putting the brakes on Americans’ summer travel plans, but The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) is providing some relief by offering free gas cards in July and August. Light The Night Walk participants Read More
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Stripping Leukemia-initiating Cells Of Their 'Invisibility Cloak'Science Daily (press release)In essence, says Irving Weissman of Stanford University, that signal sent by a cell-surface protein known as CD47 "is an invisibility cloak for leukemia …Molecule Helps Leukemia Cells Hide From Immune SystemAtlanta Journal Constitutionall 21 news articles »

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Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation Effective for …Cancer ConsultantsAmong patients with a type of T-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma known as angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma (AITL), treatment with allogeneic stem cell …

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