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New study finds disturbing lack of key leukemia medication

New research finds fewer than one-third of hospitals had immediate availability of a crucial blood cancer medication called all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA). ATRA is initiated early in the treatment of acute promyelocytic leukemia to prevent major bleeding, clotting and potential death.

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Some cancer treatments can cause GI issues for patients, researchers find a hopeful solution

When they are not fighting off diseases and infections, immune T cells can sometimes turn on the gastrointestinal system, causing problems such as autoimmune inflammatory bowel disease, graft-vs.-host disease from a bone marrow transplant or colitis from cancer immune checkpoint blocker therapies.

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State of Michigan: The Rogel Cancer Center Community Outreach and Engagement team serves the entire state of Michigan. We are dedicated to serving populations in both urban and rural populations across our state from Detroit to Sault St. Marie, Grand Rapids to Traverse City, Flint to Petoskey and everywhere in between.

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Why do male physicians make more than female physicians?

A new report finds women physicians across all races and ethnicities earn less than their male counterparts. In fact, women physicians earn between 67 cents and 77 cents on the dollar compared to white men physicians.

Interferon increases anti-leukemia effect of bone marrow transplant, reduces recurrence

Rogel Cancer Center researchers have identified a drug that, when given along with a bone marrow transplant, drops the risk of leukemia recurring by 20% among the high-risk patients.

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