Coronavirus: What People with Cancer Should Know
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The COVID-19 crisis has consequences not only for those who have become infected and the doctors and nurses who care for them. The care of other patients is also threatened by the increasing stress that national health systems and societies as a whole are under.

Ruben Mesa, MD

Newly approved and investigational agents are joining ruxolitinib (Jakafi) for the treatment of myelofibrosis (MF) and may provide options for patients who progress or become intolerant to frontline JAK inhibitors.

At the 24th Annual International Congress on Hematologic Malignancies, hosted by Physicians’ Education Resource®, LLC, Ruben Mesa, MD, who is director of the UT San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center, presented available and emerging therapy options for patients who require additional MF therapy following ruxolitinib.

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Coronavirus 2019: What People With Cancer Need to Know

Merry Jennifer Markham, MD, FACP
March 25, 2020 · Merry Jennifer Markham, MD, FACP
This post is reviewed and updated every day. It was first published on March 3.

The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) may be stressful for people and communities. Fear and anxiety about a disease can be overwhelming and cause strong emotions in adults and children. Information follows about how to cope with mental health and stress and anxiety during this time:

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