A Mother’s Ambitious Goal to Raise $1 Million for Cancer Research September 25, 2020 | Cancer and Blood Disorders, Philanthropy Author: Anna Altavas Post Comment Christine O’Connell knows the walls of Seattle Children’s all too well. In 2017, the O’Connell’s 3-year-old daughter Jane was diagnosed with stage IV Wilms, a pediatric kidney cancer. The cancer […]
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Hem/Onc Round-up: Suicide in Young Cancer Survivors, Breast Surgery and Body Image, and more Illustration with word cloud about different types of cancer. Here are the top stories recently covered by DocWire News in the hematology/oncology section. In this edition, read about sarcopenia as a risk factor for morbidity in liver resection, a grant to […]
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Nivolumab plus chemotherapy prolongs PFS in gastric, gastroesophageal junction cancer September 25, 2020 2 min read Source/Disclosures Source: Boku N, et al. Abstract LBA7_PR. Presented at: European Society for Medical Oncology Virtual Congress 2020; Sept. 19-21, 2020. Disclosures: Ono Pharmaceutical Co. and Bristol Myers Squibb supported the study. Boku reports research funding and honoraria from […]
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Long-chain polyunsaturated omega-3 fatty acids reduce multiple myeloma exosome-mediated … This article was originally published here Daru. 2020 Sep 24. doi: 10.1007/s40199-020-00372-7. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Despite the advances in the treatment of multiple myeloma (MM), complete remission is usually challenging. The interactions between tumor and host cells, in which exosomes (EXs) play […]
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First annual myeloma march coming to Summerside Saturday AUGUSTINE COVE, P.E.I. — Yolande Paine was at the boarding gate for her flight to join her husband in P.E.I. when she got a call from her doctor’s office that would change the course of her life. At the other end of the line was a hematologist, […]
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Kamloops man with incurable cancer running to raise funds and awareness The first step in Trudeau’s journey was to find out more about this little-known cancer of the plasma cells. While multiple myeloma is considered incurable, some treatments can improve a patient’s quality of life. “They call is suppression because It never ever leaves your […]
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