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The Falling, Wandering and Crashing Business of Cancer Treatment Side Effects

With neuropathy as a result of treatment comes a whole host of issues. The first one I can think of? Oops, there goes the wine! In more ways than one, actually, as wine is probably one of the last things you can enjoy while undergoing chemo. And not only can you not enjoy it, but when you try to lift that glass onto your kitchen counter, neuropathy will cause you to instead bash it against the edge. Hopefully this was not your special glass. If you try it again while in treatment, pick the cheap old glass you got at a yard sale. No big loss.

What's the best gift for a cancer patient or caregiver?

Finding the right gift for your friends and family can be tough. It can be even tougher if they're undergoing cancer treatment or are caring for someone who is. After all, you may be trying to make the holidays extra special for them during a difficult time.

So, we asked our some of our bloggers -- who are cancer patients, survivors and caregivers themselves -- for their holiday gift recommendations. Here's what they said.

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Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation and Other Expensive Cellular Therapies: A Miracle for the Few but Off Limits to Many?

The number of patients undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) for treatment of malignant and nonmalignant disorders has continued to grow worldwide. (footnotes) Great progress has been made in overcoming HLA/immunologic barriers, but nondonor barriers to HCT persist.(footnote) This represents a major unmet need because HCT is not accessible to everyone who would benefit from it.(footnote)

Association of provider experience and clinical outcomes in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes receiving hypomethylating agents

Author(s): 
Zeidan AM, Hu X, Zhu W, Stahl M, Wang R, Huntington SF, Giri S, Bewersdorf JP, Podoltsev NA, Gore SD, Ma X, Davidoff AJ
Primary Author: 
Zeidan AM
Journal Title: 
Leukemia & Lymphoma
Original Publication Date: 
Oct 2019

Population level survival of patients with

Bone Marrow Disease(s):