Archive for the ‘Lymphoma / Leukemia / Myeloma’ Category
Tuesday, February 16th, 2010
A forty-three-year old man from Sussex, England, whose life was saved by cord blood donated by a mother and newborn baby he will never know said he will always feel grateful to them. Philip Meehan was 40 when he discovered he had leukemia...
Saturday, January 2nd, 2010
Antibodies directed against the protein CD20, which is expressed by immune cells known as B cells, are used to treat B cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma and rheumatoid arthritis. Despite this, the function of CD20 has not been determined...
Thursday, November 26th, 2009
Internationally viewed, medical care in Germany for children with cancer is very good as far as survival is concerned. However, other aspects, such as quality of life, pain, and long-term consequences of the disease are still insufficiently investigated in studies...