Delayed cancer treatment in the time of COVID The COVID-19 pandemic has altered lives in many ways, but one of the most potentially perilous is through the delay in diagnostic testing and treatment for cancers. A survey by the American Cancer Society Action Network found that half of the respondents had experienced changes, delays or […]
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Okanagan mother battling terminal cancer, hoping for help A mother living in the Okanagan with a life-ending illness is counting on donations from strangers to help her live longer. “I got diagnosed in 2013 with cancer. I’ve been fighting that for a few years and the last few years it has metastasized,” said Michelle Nelson. […]
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Astros’ Pettis Diagnosed With Multiple Myeloma, Leaves Club Astros’ Pettis Diagnosed With Multiple Myeloma, Leaves Club <desc/><defs/><g fill=”none” fill-rule=”evenodd” id=”Page-1″ stroke=”none” stroke-width=”1″><g fill=”#000000″ id=”Icons-Communication” transform=”translate(-168.000000, -43.000000)”><g id=”email” transform=”translate(168.000000, 43.000000)”><path d=”M18,0 L2,0 C0.9,0 0,0.9 0,2 L0,14 C0,15.1 0.9,16 2,16 L18,16 C19.1,16 20,15.1 20,14 L20,2 C20,0.9 19.1,0 18,0 L18,0 Z M18,4 L10,9 L2,4 L2,2 L10,7 L18,2 L18,4 […]
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Kitchener residents lace-up for fourth annual Multiple Myeloma March Residents in Kitchener-Waterloo will be coming together in-person and virtually to raise funds for those with multiple myeloma – an incurable form of blood cancer. It’s not the event that spokesperson Karen Donaghey would have hoped for, but the fourth annual KW Multiple Myeloma March is […]
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Pastor Gloria’s latest mission: Encouraging more frank talk about end-of-life issues in Boston’s … Rev. Dr. Gloria White-Hammond of Bethel AME Church prayed with Margaret Pless-Hunter at her home in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Boston. They prayed together and talked about Margaret’s health.Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff The Rev. Gloria White-Hammond and her husband, the […]
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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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