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Main Category: Lymphoma / Leukemia / Myeloma Also Included In: Genetics ; Biology / Biochemistry ; Radiology / Nuclear Medicine Article Date: 17 Nov 2009 - 5:00 PST Cancer researchers of the Max Delbruck Center for Molecular Medicine Berlin-Buch have gained new insights into how cells react to DNA damage.

Morticians who use formaldehyde to embalm bodies have a higher risk of leukemia, researchers reported on Friday.

University of Windsor student Jillian Popovich, 20, uses a swab Monday to collect her DNA sample which will be placed in the OneMatch Stem Cell and Marrow Network.

Abnormal mammogram: understanding false-positives An abnormal mammogram result can be scary, but in many cases it's a false alarm.

Genentech Inc. and partner Biogen Idec Inc. said Wednesday the Food and Drug Administration has asked for more information before considering approving Rituxan as a leukemia treatment.

Since November is National Diabetes Month and the American Diabetes Association has asked us to share our stories for inspiration, I thought now would be an appropriate time for me to share my story.

Main Category: Lymphoma / Leukemia / Myeloma Also Included In: Pharma Industry / Biotech Industry EntreMed, Inc.

What does it mean to be a family? "Most babies are accidents. Not me. I was engineered.

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In these disorders, there are an increase in the production of the number of white cells, or leukocytes.

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The entry titled "Retired Georgetown TV director lived her own great story line." Categories Retired Georgetown TV director lived her own great story line Friday, November 13, 2009, 03:36 PM It sounds as if Linda and Steve Varnum lived a lifetime in just short of eight years.

MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL -- A new study from the Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota shows that patients who have acute leukemia and are transplanted with two units of umbilical cord blood have significantly reduced risk of the disease returning.

My column title is a throwback to Jane Austen's famous first line in Pride and Prejudice Becky Jungbauer Cancer research took a fascinating step forward thanks to recent research by a collaborative group from Boston; a step that, if it pans out, could impact a wide swath of cancer drug development.

When their daughter Kate is diagnosed with leukemia at the age of 2, Sara and Brian Fitzgerald decide to do whatever it takes to save her life.

U.S. medical scientists say they've discovered the drug Sprycel, approved for chronic myeloid leukemia, also is effective against ovarian cancer cells.

Friday was the closing date for candidates filing to run on the Nov. 4 ballot. The candidacy deadline is extended to Wednesday in any race where the incumbent did not file by Friday.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, one of the greatest basketball players of all time, known for his unblockable signature "skyhook" shot, was diagnosed late last year with a rare type of blood cancer known as Philadelphia chromosome-positive chronic myeloid leukemia .

New molecule neutralizes key protein, once thought to be 'undruggable,' with roles in leukemia and other cancers Scientists have devised an innovative way to disarm a key protein considered to be "undruggable," meaning that all previous efforts to develop a drug against it have failed.

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