Leukemia

Chad Juros: the magic of a cancer survivor

For a young adult of 18, Chad Juros list of accomplishments is impressive. Magic, even. An episode of Criss Angel’s MindFreak featured Chad. He is an official magician for the Philadelphia 76ers and the Philadelphia Eagles Fly organization. He performs at Richard Petty’s and Paul Newman’s camps for sick kids. He is the youngest magician [...]

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Step closer to personalized cancer treatment

Oregon Health & Science University Cancer Institute researchers have developed a new method of identifying abnormalities that cause cells to develop into cancerous ones that is much quicker and far less expensive than the traditional method of identification. According to the researchers, DNA sequencing to find cancer-causing mutations in genes is time consuming and expensive, [...]

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Marshmallow Launchers: good medicine for kids

Pat Bohman is a grateful mother. Her daughter Kelsey, who was treated at Children’s Hospital in Denver for leukemia, has made it through the battle. During the Christmas season of 2002, Pat thought about the children still in the hospital fighting cancer and she wanted to make them gifts. She came up with idea for [...]

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Ontario Government Funds Four Expensive Drugs

TORONTO – About 1,400 Ontario cancer patients are getting easier access to four new drugs. Health Minister George Smitherman announced today that the government will fund the cancer-fighting drugs. The government will spend $8.2 million this year and $15 million next year for coverage. It also estimates that the number of people who will eventually [...]

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Hongkong scientists discover leukaemia trigger

HONGKONG: Scientists here believe they have uncovered the trigger for leukaemia, a cancer of the blood that afflicts millions worldwide. The findings could pave the way for the design of new drugs to combat the abnormal proliferation of white blood cells and might also lead to new treatments for other types of cancers. Leukaemia has [...]

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Leukaemia (Overview)

Q. What is Leukaemia? A. Leukaemia is a cancer of the white blood cells.  Just as there are many different types of white blood cell, so there are many different types of leukaemia.   There are two main types: lymphocytic leukaemia (arising from a type of white blood cell called a lymphocyte) and myeloid leukaemia (arising [...]

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