chronic myeloid leukemia
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January 9, 2025
How Would an Expert Manage His Own Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia?
George Lundberg, MDWhen facing a frightening new cancer diagnosis, some people ask their doctors, “What would you do if you were me?” Here, our Curious Dr. George asks expert oncologist Jerald P. Radich MD, MA, MS, how he would handle his own hypothetical case of chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML). Dr. Radich is the Kurt Enslein Endowed Chair in the Translational Science & Therapeutics Division of the… Read more »
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October 16, 2015
Cancer Stem Cells and How to Get Rid of Them
Emma Shtivelman, PhDIf you have not yet heard of cancer stem cells (CSCs), often considered to be the real culprits in cancer, it is about time you do. CSCs are stem cells found in tumors. Drugs that target them are showing promise in clinical trials. More on that later; first, let’s introduce the concept of stem cells.