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11 Citation Adult Immune (Idiopathic) Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP) is a chronic and potentially serious autoimmune disorder characterized by low platelet counts in the blood. In it, platelets are destroyed by the patient's own immune system. ITP has historically been considered a disease of platelet destruction; however, recent data also suggest that the most prominent defect is the body's inability to compensate for platelet destruction by increasing production. Newer approaches to treating ITP fous on, technorati.com
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Why Are A Majority Of People Resistant To Cancer? 1 Citation Dividing cancer cells Every year, millions of people are diagnosed with cancer - a remarkably high number. But what about the flipside of those statistics? That is, two out of three people never get cancer, and more than half of heavy smokers don?t get cancer, either. A recent study points out this overlooked fact, and suggests that researchers might discover something by asking why so many people are resistant to the often deadly disease. (more?), technorati.com
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Avastin for soft-tissue sarcoma 1 Citation Drugs that block new blood vessel formation may help kill sarcomas by preventing their nourishment by the blood vessels. According to a recent article published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, the addition of Avastin® (bevacizumab) to the chemotherapy agent Adriamycin® (doxorubicin) may slow cancer progression in patients with metastatic soft-tissue sarcomas. Bevacizumab (Avastin) has shown a small benefit in sarcoma patients, when given with doxorubicin and other drugs. One such combinat, technorati.com
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Cell Phone Radiation Mice and Cancer 1 Citation Lymphomas in Transgenic Mice Exposed to Cell Phone Pulsed 900 MHz Electromagnetic Fields," Radiation Research, technorati.com
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1 Citation Leukemias and lymphomas are cancers which affect the cells which are part of the fluids circulating around the body. Leukemias affect certain blood cells, particularly the white cells, or "leukocytes" which help fight off infections and disease. And lymphomas are cancers of the lymphatic system, a network of vessels which form part of the body's immune system, and carry other infection-fighting cells called "lymphocytes", as well as draining dead cells away from the tissues. There are several, technorati.com
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Codox (Magrath) protocol for Burkitt's 1 Citation CODOX-M / IVAC is a combination of several medications used to treat advanced b-cell lymphoma such as Burkitt's (BL).CODOX-M is given for first and third cycles and includes: Cyclophosphamid, Vincristine, Doxorubicin, Methotrexate. IVACis - given for second and fourth cycles. It consists of: Ifosfamide, Mesna, Etoposide, Cytarabine. These two regimens are normally used in combination with each other and are rarely given alone. Magrath et al pioneered the use of the CODOX-M/IVAC regimen in chil, technorati.com
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1 Citation What is this group of conditions? Malignant lymphomas are a group of malignant diseases originating in lymph nodes and other lymphoid tissue. Nodular lymphomas have a better prognosis than the diffuse form of the disease, but in both, the prognosis is worse than in Hodgkin?s disease. What causes them? The cause of Lymphosarcoma is unknown, although some theories suggest a viral source. Up to 35,000 new cases appear annually in the United States. Malignant lymphomas are two to three times m, technorati.com
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1 Citation WHAT ARE NON-HODGKIN?S LYMPHOMAS? Lymphoma is a general term for cancers that develop in the lymphatic system. They account for about 4 percent of all cases of cancer in this country. The most common type of lymphoma is called Hodgkin?s disease. All other lymphomas are grouped together and are called non- Hodgkin?s lymphomas. The lymphatic system is part of the body?s immune defense system. Its job is to help fight diseases and infection. The lymphatic system includes a network of thin t, technorati.com
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1 Citation Pat Pedraja is currently a 2008 BR!CK Award Finalist. The BR!CK Awards is the first televised award show about changing the world. It celebrates young people making our world better. BR!CK Award winners aren?t just the leaders of tomorrow. They are the leaders of today. (from - http://www.myhero.com/myhero/hero.asp?hero=Pat_Pedraja_Brick08 ) Pat Pedraja got sick just after his 10th birthday, when his first symptoms came as swollen knees than eventually ren, technorati.com
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1 Citation Pat Pedraja is currently a 2008 BR!CK Award Finalist. The BR!CK Awards is the first televised award show about changing the world. It celebrates young people making our world better. BR!CK Award winners aren?t just the leaders of tomorrow. They are the leaders of today. (from - http://www.myhero.com/myhero/hero.asp?hero=Pat_Pedraja_Brick08 ) Pat Pedraja got sick just after his 10th birthday, when his first symptoms came as swollen knees than eventually ren, technorati.com
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