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Connecting Healthy Adults to People With Blood Cancers

October 15th 2015, 11:38pm

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By donating stem cells through Be The Match, healthy adults can save the lives of people with blood cancers.

Social Factors Affect Survival in Young Patients With Leukemia

September 18th 2015, 1:01am

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Researchers at UAB found that patients aged younger than 65 who were unmarried, lived in lower-income areas, and who were uninsured or Medicaid beneficiaries were at significantly higher risk of premature mortality.

Working Wonders: Changing Careers After Cancer

June 20th 2015, 12:42am

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For some, working after cancer means switching careers to pursue a passion.

Telephone Intervention Reduces Unplanned Hospital Visits for Patients With Blood Cancers

May 6th 2015, 5:38pm

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A navigator-designed, proactive, weekly, telephone support call to help patients with blood cancers manage their symptoms between appointments was able to significantly reduce unplanned hospitalizations at a Colorado cancer center.

CPX-351 Receives Fast Track Designation for Relapsed AML

January 24th 2015, 1:05am

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The Food and Drug Administration granted a Fast Track Designation to CPX-351 for the treatment of elderly patients with relapsed acute myeloid leukemia (AML).