Monthly Archives: July 2012
guy who recovered from MYELOFIBROSIS and APLASTIC ANEMIA
this is a guy who suffered from internal bleeding because of very low platelet counts. he reached the 2k platelet counts and he already got paralyze coz of cerebral hemorrhage. doctor said that he dont have a chance to recover, “JUST PRAY”but he dont give up, until one day he… Continue reading
Myelofibrosis and Bone Marrow Transplant – Mayo Clinic
Ruben Mesa, MD and Veena Fauble, MD, Mayo Clinic hematologists, discuss bone marrow transplant as a treatment option for patients diagnosed with myelofibrosis.
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Once again the legendary World Champ and myelofibrosis patient fights every day. Conditioning for the ultimate test of a BMT (Bone Marrow Transplant) has added 65lbs of weight to his body and a resting pulse rate of 54. The only hope of cancer survival is this stem cell transplant. At… Continue reading
Myelofibrosis Ribbon And Other Things
Looking th
rough the website stats I noticed there have been quite a few searches for a myelofibrosis ribbon. I have done a little research and found that orange is the colour for leukemia and there were a number of references to myeloproliferative neoplasms, which includes myelofibrosis, being orange and… Continue reading
Seven Top Hematologists Help Patients Fight Rare Leukemia In A New, Free, Online Service
There’s a leukemia so rare – about five cases per one million persons – that chancesare you never heard of it or met anyone suffering from it. Most family doctors and even many hematologists have never seen a case. To help serve this patient population, seven… Continue reading
City of Hope Cable Interview.Mr.May 4
To survive I must build my core, strengthen my body, remain focused on staying well. This requires solidtude, avoiding crowds, drama-free activities, remaining active, and a nucleus of family & friends that support you. Doctors believe this will only lengthen the quality of life before a transplant is necessary. Transfusional… Continue reading
Splenectomy in myelofibrosis with myeloid metaplasia: a single-institution experience with 223 patients
This study by Ayalew Tefferi, Ruben A. Mesa, David M. Nagorney, Georgene Schroeder, and Murray N. Silverstein from the Division of Hematology and Internal Medicine, the Division of Gastroenterologic and General Surgery, and the Cancer Center Statistics Unit, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester, MN. is too long and… Continue reading
HIV drug reduces graft-vs.-host disease in myelofibrosis bone marrow transplant patients
New approach redirects new immune cells from harming vital organs, without dangers of immunosuppression
PHILADELPHIA — An HIV drug that redirects immune cell traffic significantly reduces the incidence of a dangerous complication that often follows bone marrow transplants for blood cancer patients, according to research from the Perelman School of… Continue reading
Winners Announced for the Myelofibrosis Challenge
MPN Research Foundation and The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Partner to Fund Concept Grants
Chicago, IL & White Plains, NY (PRWEB) July 11, 2012
The MPN Research Foundation and the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society are proud to announce the winners of the MF Challenge. Winners of these one year concept… Continue reading
Melbourne’s Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre To Start Blood Cancer Clinical Trials
Researchers at Melbourne’s Peter MacCallum (Peter Mac) Cancer Centre are set to begin clinical trials of a cancer treatment they say represents a major shift in molecular approaches to treating the disease. The treatment, which has proven successful in the lab against lymphoma and leukemia cells, targets the production of… Continue reading