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Flu vaccine failed to protect young leukemia patients during cancer treatment
The flu shot may not protect pediatric leukemia patients from influenza during cancer treatment, highlighting the need for additional safeguards.
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Sperm banking is underutilized by adolescent and young adult cancer patients
Despite the fertility risk, most young male cancer patients don’t bank sperm before beginning cancer treatment.
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Researchers discover how enzyme 'shape-shifts' in drug-resistant leukemia
New treatment strategies to overcome drug resistance in chronic myelogenous leukemia and other cancers will come from the detailed structure of the enzyme Abl.
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Life-long blood production depends on hundreds of cells that form prior to birth
How many blood-forming stem cells are present at birth to keep us supplied with blood cells for a lifetime? It is more than previously thought.
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Antibiotic identified that reduces infection risk in young leukemia patients
Prophylactic antibiotic therapy with levofloxacin is safe and effective for reducing treatment-related infections in pediatric leukemia patients.
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Comprehensive study of chronic disease reveals vulnerability of childhood cancer survivors
The severity and complexity of chronic disease in adult survivors of childhood cancer suggest that a new approach to healthcare delivery is needed.
