Blood Cancer - Page 9

April 26, 2016

Kids' cancer risk might be tied to where mom was born

The risk of some childhood cancers might vary depending on where a child's mother was born, a new study suggests.

April 25, 2016

Chronic conditions tied to low wellbeing in childhood cancer survivors

Chronic conditions appear to be causing a poorer quality of life for childhood cancer survivors, according to a new study.

April 19, 2016

Couple holds wedding ceremony at New York hospital for mother battling cancer

Catherine Holm, of Long Island, N.Y., had picked out a dress and couldn’t wait to fly to Puerto Rico for her 24-year-old son Mark’s wedding on Saturday, April 23.

April 14, 2016

Cancer drug labels rarely reflect patient experiences

Information about the benefits and drawbacks patients experienced when taking a new cancer drug is rarely included on the product label, even though it could help doctors and patients make treatment choices, researchers say.

April 12, 2016

Marriage is good for cancer patients

Married people with cancer have better survival odds than their single peers - and not for money reasons, a U.S. study suggests.

March 14, 2016

Financial burden of cancer can harm quality of life

Almost a third of U.S. cancer survivors face financial burdens, and physical and metal health tends to be worse for those who do, according to a new study.

March 4, 2016

Mom captures touching moment between autistic teen and oncologist

A touching moment between a 16-year-teen autistic teen who has Down syndrome and the oncologist who helped him beat a life-threatening blood cancer was caught on camera by his mother, and has since gone viral.

March 2, 2016

Type 1 diabetes tied to risk for a wide range of cancers

People with type 1 diabetes are more likely than the general population to develop cancers of gastric organs and the kidneys, as well as endometrium and ovaries for women, according to a large new analysis.

February 19, 2016

Novartis wins FDA breakthrough therapy for AML treatment

Novartis received breakthrough therapy designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for an investigational treatment for newly-diagnosed FLT3-mutated acute myeloid leukemia, the Swiss drugmaker said on Friday.

February 16, 2016

Scientists claim 'extraordinary' success with treatment using immune cells to target cancer

Early trials of a potential cancer treatment in which white blood cells are modified to target certain types of the disease have been an "extraordinary" success, scientists said Monday.