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February 26, 2019

Study: Millennials’ Increased Risk for Some Obesity-Linked Cancers — 5 Takeaways

Researchers at the American Cancer Society found that 6 cancers proven to be related to obesity are increasing more rapidly in people younger than 50 than those older than 50. To understand what this study means to you and your loved ones, read these 5 key takeaway messages.

ACS Research, Adult, Body Weight, Child (0-17), Colon and Rectal Cancer, Endometrial Cancer, Gallbladder Cancer, Kidney Cancer, Leukemia, Multiple Myeloma, Pancreatic Cancer, Stomach Cancer, Youth (18-22)
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November 27, 2018

FDA Approves 2 Drugs for Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved 2 new drugs, Daurismo (glasdegib) and Venclexta (venetoclax), to treat people newly diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) who are not candidates for intensive chemotherapy.

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October 16, 2018

Leukemia Survivor Opens Up About His Cancer

Leukemia survivor Lloyd Sutton says the only time he really felt shaky was the night he spent in the emergency room in May 2015.

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October 10, 2018

A Pioneer in Developing Drugs for People with T-Cell Lymphoma

Owen A. O'Connor, MD, PhD, was awarded the prestigious American Cancer Society Clinical Research Professor grant in July 2018. He was selected because of his expertise and ongoing work to develop drugs to improve treatments for people with Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphomas. He's a professor and researcher at the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at Columbia University Medical Center in New York, New York.

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September 14, 2018

FDA Approves Lumoxiti (Moxetumomab Pasudotox) for Hairy Cell Leukemia

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Lumoxiti (moxetumomab pasudotox-tdfk) for adults with hairy cell leukemia (HCL) that did not get better with at least 2 different previous treatments or got better but then came back.

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July 24, 2018

FDA Approves Tibsovo (Ivosidenib) for Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the targeted therapy drug Tibsovo (ivosidenib) to treat some adults with a certain type of acute myeloid leukemia (AML).

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April 16, 2018

Childhood Leukemia Survivor Now a Happy, Active 4th-Grader

Childhood leukemia survivor Maddie Stanton describes herself as a “mainly regular” kid. “I feel good,” she says. Her mother, Denise, says, “We feel lucky every day to be able to have Maddie enjoying life, and being happy, and living.”

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September 5, 2017

FDA Approves Mylotarg (Gemtuzumab Ozogamicin) for Acute Myeloid Leukemia

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Mylotarg (gemtuzumab ozogamicin) for adults and children with certain types of acute myeloid leukemia (AML).

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