Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a blood cancer marked by the out-of-control growth of immature blood cells known as blast cells, or simply,…
Blood cancer
Blood cancer is a broad term encompassing diseases in which blood cells grow too much or develop abnormally. Typically, blood cancers are classified into three main categories – leukemia, lymphoma, and myeloma – but they can be further divided into dozens of specific types, each with unique features.
A wide range of therapies are available for treating blood cancer, from chemotherapy and targeted therapy to radiation, stem cell transplant, and surgery. When devising a suitable treatment plan for blood cancer, healthcare providers take into account various factors, such as age, overall health, the specific type of blood cancer, and potential treatment side effects.
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Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a blood cancer marked by the out-of-control growth of immature blood cells known as blast cells or blasts.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given Orum Therapeutics the go-ahead to launch its first clinical trial testing ORM-1153, an experimental treatment…
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The overall risk of any infection in the first year after starting treatment is similar in people given different types of immune-modulating therapies for…
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September is Blood Cancer Awareness Month, and advocates around the world are joining together to shine a light on blood cancer and fundraise to…
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Adding Moleculin Biotech’s experimental chemotherapy annamycin to the approved chemotherapy cytarabine may be more effective than cytarabine alone at controlling hard-to-treat acute myeloid leukemia…
