Archive for the 'Leukemia' Category

My Skirmish With Cancer - A Tale Of Dumb Luck, Manly Stupidity, And The Lessons That I Learned

Tuesday, January 1st, 2008

My Skirmish With Cancer - A Tale Of Dumb Luck, Manly Stupidity, And The Lessons That I Learned
By Glenn Hyman
First of all, calling my ordeal a “fight” with cancer would be giving me too much credit. I know a whole bunch of people who have full-blown, knock-down, drag-out slugfests with cancer. They re the toughest […]

Increased Cancer Risks Associated With Working The Graveyard Shift

Thursday, December 27th, 2007

Increased Cancer Risks Associated With Working The Graveyard Shift
By Brenda Skidmore
You may have heard some alarming health news recently, about how working the graveyard shift may increase your odds for developing breast or prostate cancer. This story is based on recent research, over the last 20 years, that does, indeed, find an increased rate of […]

Symptoms And Diagnosing In Leukemia

Saturday, October 6th, 2007

Symptoms And Diagnosing In Leukemia
By Groshan Fabiola
No human is alike another on this planet. Because of the this the way that the disease leukemia affects people is also very different. Some patients may experience severe or acute symptoms, while in others the action of the symptoms may be so mild that a long time passes […]

Benzene Exposure Can Lead to Acute Myleogenous Leukemia

Saturday, October 6th, 2007

Benzene Exposure Can Lead to Acute Myleogenous Leukemia
By Gary Plunkett
Over the past 60 years, oil workers have been known to have an alarming degree of leukemia diagnoses. Although it had often been cited as being a genetic problem, recent studies have shown that even minor exposure to this chemical dramatically increases the chance of contracting […]

Gleevec Therapy Method For Leukemia

Saturday, October 6th, 2007

Gleevec Therapy Method For Leukemia
By Groshan Fabiola
The therapy of chronic myeloid leukemia with Gleevec (Imatinib mesylate) began to be used in patients in 2001 and seemed to be real success. Since that time, a clinical study revealed the efficiency of Gleevec in other cancer types as well such as in hypereosinophilic syndrome, another blood cancer.
Gleevec […]