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'Batman' Actor Adam West Dies From Leukemia At 88
By Ivy Greene | Jun 12, 2017 04:46 AM EDTMany 'Batman' fans were saddened from the death of Adam West last Friday, June 9.
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Myeloid Leukemia In Adults Can Now Be Treated With New Medicine [VIDEO]
By Mae Miller | May 02, 2017 07:05 PM EDTThere's a new medication for the treatment of myeloid leukemia. Let's find out more about it, here.
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The Good And The Bad: The Lowdown On Umbilical Cord Blood
By Gerard Black | Apr 22, 2017 10:47 PM EDTUmbilical cord blood is a source of stem cells that can be used to treat different diseases. A new research believes that they have found a connection between cord blood and improved memory.
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Charlie Murphy Passes Away At 57 Due To Leukemia, The Comedian Made A Name Before He Died [VIDEO]
By Carrie Ball | Apr 18, 2017 11:11 AM EDTCharlie Murphy who is known for his role in the Chappelle's show recently passed away. He was battling with leukemia and eventually gave in to the illness.
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Charlie Murphy Dead at 57: Actor Died from Leukemia, Cancer of the Blood [VIDEO]
By Jenny Edwards | Apr 15, 2017 11:15 PM EDTCharlie Murphy died of cancer of the blood at the age of 57 on Wednesday morning in a hospital in New York City. The Chappelle's Show star's family were shocked as he seemed to be getting better with chemotherapy.
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Study Offers Amazing Benefits of Umbilical Cord Blood Donation [VIDEO]
By Jenny Dabon | Apr 05, 2017 07:14 AM EDTScientists have discovered the benefits of umbilical cord donation. This post-partum waste, instead of being thrown out, can potentially cure diseases like leukemia and save lives.
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Gleevec: A Pill To Sustain Cancer Patients For Years [VIDEO]
By Alleah Kiamco | Mar 11, 2017 08:30 AM ESTGleevec Pill keeps CML patients alives for decades- even longer than that.
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Zebrafish May Hold Key To Childhood Leukemia Cure
By Mae Cervantes | Jan 04, 2017 12:16 AM ESTResearchers used zebrafishes as a model of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia to identify the genetic factors which can help in early leukemia detection.
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Tom Brady Grants Wish Of Eight-Year-Old Kid With Leukemia
By Jenn Loro | Dec 28, 2015 09:30 AM ESTNFL star Tom Brady granted an eight-year old leukemia patient’s Christmas wish by giving her a personal meet-and-greet at Gillette Stadium in Massachusetts before flying off to a game in New York
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FDA Approves First Generic Drug for Leukemia
By Cheri Cheng | Dec 05, 2015 09:33 AM ESTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first ever generic version of the drug Gleevec, which is used to treat leukemia.
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Exciting News: The New Designer Cell Therapy Saves a Dying Child from Leukemia
By Kanika Gupta | Nov 10, 2015 09:48 AM ESTWhen parents of Layla Richards, an infant, were told that their daughter will die, it left them heartbroken and devastated. From the time she turned 14 weeks old, she has been enduring treatment for severe lymphoblastic leukemia
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Gene editing can help a baby battle cancer
By Lord Castillo | Nov 09, 2015 10:25 AM ESTGene editing can help a baby battle cancer
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Gene Editing Reverses Aggressive Leukemia In Baby
By R. Siva Kumar | Nov 09, 2015 10:18 AM ESTA gene editing technique, employed for the first time outside the laboratory, helped a baby recover from leukemia.
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Study Raises Questions Over Air Pollution Link Between Childhood Leukemia And Power Lines
By Kamal Nayan | Oct 31, 2014 02:40 PM EDTA new study is raising questions on a theory that suggested a risk of leukemia among children born close to overhead power lines could be caused by an alteration to surrounding air pollution.
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High-Risk Leukemia Subtype Becomes More Common With Age, Genomic Analysis Reveals
By Kamal Nayan | Sep 11, 2014 09:10 AM EDTMore than 25 percent of young adults with the most common form of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) have a high-risk subtype with a poor prognosis, according to a new study.
