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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December 2, 2019
Risk of a Second Cancer in Canadians Diagnosed with a First Cancer in Childhood or Adolescence Bookmark
George Lundberg, MDResearch paper from EClinicalMedicine curated by Editor in Chief George Lundberg, MD, who notes:
People who survive after treatment for childhood cancers have a greatly increased likelihood of developing a second cancer, with younger patients at greatest risk.
Go to full paper published in EClinicalMedicine.
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August 26, 2019
Long-Term Infection Risk in Kids With Leukemia Bookmark
George Lundberg, MDArticle from MedPage Today curated by Editor in Chief George Lundberg, MD, who notes:
Survivors of childhood leukemia are more susceptible to infections than are others, even many years later.
Go to full article published by MedPage Today.
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