Hematological malignancy

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Leukemia and Lymphoma Society History of the Organization The nonprofit Leukemia and Lymphoma society came about from the sorrow of a couple whose son lost his life in 1944. His name was RobbieRobert Roesler de Villiers, part of a well-off family based in New York. Leukemia was the cause of his death at the early age of 16. Following their son’s death, his parents, Rudolph and Antoinette, began an organization in 1949 under his name. The product of their efforts was run out of a Wall Street office

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There are two extensive classes into which all malignancy types can be isolated: hematological, which are blood-borne diseases and strong tumors, which are the developments depicted previously. Every kind of disease has an extraordinary name, more often than not originating from the range of the body which is fundamentally

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Para-neoplastic Syndrome associated with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML) Introdution: Leukemia is a type of cancer of the blood or bone marrow characterized by an abnormal increase of immature white blood cells called "blasts". It is a broad term covering a spectrum of diseases. Leukemia is believed to be the result of deregulation of normal hematopoiesis. There can be several types of leukemia depending upon the cell type being affected: 1. Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML) 2. Chronic lymphocytic

Fanconi anemia (FA) is a rare autosomal recessive disease which belongs to a group of chromosome break up or DNA repair disorders. It is characterized by congenital malformations, progressive bone marrow hypoplasia, and a high risk of malignancies. Current literature describes prevalence of 1:360,000 [1] with a female-to-male ratio of 1:2 [2].Fifteen genetic subtypes have been distinguished so far. The majority of FA patients belong to subtypes A, C, or G, whereas a minority is distributed over the

such as ICU or stem cell transplant units have noticed a decrease in candidemia after using fluconazole prophylaxis [4]. The list of risk factors is long, where immunocompromised patients, such as those suffered from solid tumors or hematological malignancies are at the highest threat for developing candidemia, also other well known risk factors include ICU stay, prolonged antibiotic use or multiple invasive procedures. More lately, patients groups characterized by several comorbidities, such

high-intensity, short-duration combination chemotherapy. The treatment is effective with approximately 90% of pediatric patients and up to 50-60% of adults with the disease having long term disease free survival.8-11 The rate of second primary malignancies (SPM) in Burkitt’s lymphoma patients is unknown. In this study, we analyzed the risk of SPMs in adult patients with Burkitt’s lymphoma from National Cancer Institute’s Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) database. The SEER 13 is

St. Jude Research Hospital About At St. Jude Research Hospital their mission is to find cures and means of prevention for life threatening pediatric illnesses. Thanks to Danny Thomas’s vision, no child is denied treatment based on religion, race, or a family's ability to pay. St. Jude has achieved a survival rate of ninety-four percent, since the hospital was opened in 1962. It was also the first organization to develop a cure for sickle cell disease, that require a bone marrow transplant and