How I went from coward to combat in my battle with cancerIrish TimesMy book is a raw description of the roller-coaster of emotions that I experienced from diagnosis, through two courses of chemotherapy, stem-cell harvesting, high-dose chemotherapy, a s…
Minimal Residual Disease, Deep Sequencing, And Prognosis In Multiple MyelomaThe Myeloma BeaconFor patients 65 and older, the first line of therapy included only induction therapy without a stem cell transplant. Only patients who achieved at least a ver…
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Scientists grow noses, ears and other body parts in laboratory
Montreal Gazette While only a handful of patients have received the lab-made organs so far — including tear ducts, blood vessels and windpipes — researchers hope they will soon be able to transplant more types of body parts into patients, including what would be the … |
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Death Notices for April 8
Tulsa World In an effort to honor those who have donated either organs, eyes or tissue, the Tulsa World is participating in the “Circle of Life” campaign sponsored by the Global Organization for Organ Donation (GOOD). If your loved one was a donor, please inform … |
SpaceCoastDaily.comHealth First Hospitals Support Organ, Tissue DonationSpaceCoastDaily.comThe flag raising ceremonies are co-sponsored by TransLife, the federally-designated organ donation program for East Central Florida. Health First Health Plans al…
Very early treatment shows promising results in war on HIVIndependent OnlineOther approaches under investigation were hemotopoetic stem cell transplant and latency-reversing agents. Two clinical studies were under way to investigate whether small molec…
Bone marrow registry drive to be held next weekSoutheast MissourianWatters-Burke is awaiting a stem cell transplant after being diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia. Her only brother is not a match, so she will have to rely on the bone marrow registry…
The New Indian ExpressGroup Insurance for Milk DealersThe New Indian ExpressAs the association celebrated their seventh anniversary with blood donations and awareness campaigns on organ donation, the dealers also wanted to find a solution to the burgeo…
Cell Therapy – Technologies, Markets and CompaniesDigitalJournal.comSources of cells, both human and animal (xenotransplantation) are discussed. Methods of delivery of cell therapy range from injections to surgical implantation using special devices. C…
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Stem Cells Show Promise for Stroke Recovery
Health.com They don’t replace the damaged brain so much as massaging the bits that are left, to get maximum function out of them,” Cramer explained. The study was primarily designed to evaluate the safety of this kind of stem cell transplant. Researchers said … |