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58-Plus Chromosomes Bode Well in Childhood B-ALL
Major Finding: Children with B-lineage acute lymphoblastic leukemia who had a modal number of chromosomes (MNC) ranging from 58-66 had a 6-year...
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Pregnant Women With Lymphoma Can Have Good Outcomes
Major Finding: Among women with lymphomas diagnosed during pregnancy, the 3-year progression-free survival rates were 76% in women who underwent...
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IGF-I Doesn't Predict Late Complications in Childhood Cancer Survivors
Major Finding: Among childhood cancer survivors who had low IGF-I levels and received growth hormone stimulation, IGF-I z scores did not did not...
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Hematologists, Hospitalists Differ in Care of Sickle Cell Patients
Major Finding: Compared with sickle cell patients cared for by a hospitalist, those cared for by a hematologist had more hours on a patient-...
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Return ED Visits by Sickle Cell Patients Common
Major Finding: More than 40% of patients with sickle cell disease return for acute care following an ED treat-and-release visit.Data Source: A...
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Vitamin D Deficiency/Breast Cancer Link Questioned
Major Finding: Serum vitamin D levels measured before diagnosis of breast cancer showed no significant association with breast cancer risk.Data...
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Acupuncture Flops as Relief for Muscle Pain From Aromatase Inhibitors
Major Finding: Eight weekly sessions of real or sham acupuncture resulted in similar improvements in pain and HAQ-DI scores in postmenopausal...
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Recent Diabetes Increases Breast Cancer Risk
Major Finding: Swedish breast cancer patients were 37% more likely than controls to have been diagnosed with diabetes within the previous 4 years....
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Study Characterizes Spectrum of Somatic Mutations in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Major Finding: The nine driver genes identified in this study appear in five core signaling pathways, and the genes each play different, though...
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New Data Support Continuing Hydroxyurea for Pediatric Sickle Cell
Major Finding: Compared with children not taking hydroxyurea, those who continue to take hydroxyurea have statistically lower rates of pain crises...
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ZO-FAST: Immediate Zoledronic Acid Beats Delayed Tx in Early Breast Cancer
Major Finding: Immediate treatment with zoledronic acid reduced recurrence and mortality risk by 34% and 31%, respectively, and improved bone...