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Data on methods used for assessing minimal residual disease in multiple myeloma are presented in a report published online Oct. 23 in the International Journal of Laboratory Hematology.

Flow Cytometry Assesses Minimal Residual Disease in Myeloma

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MRD assessment with flow cytometry is a rapidly developing area of research

September 2017 Briefing – Hematology & Oncology

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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Hematology & Oncology for September 2017. This roundup includes...
Swedish massage therapy is associated with clinically significant relief from cancer-related fatigue in breast cancer survivors

Swedish Massage May Reduce Cancer-Related Fatigue

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For breast cancer survivors, larger drop in fatigue scores with Swedish massage than light touch
In the first year of the Affordable Care Act

Uninsurance Down by One-Third for Cancer Diagnoses in 2014

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Significant decreases in uninsurance seen across all stages and sites assessed in first year of ACA
Cost-effective management of precancerous anal intraepithelial lesions in HIV-positive men who have sex with men varies by age

Model Predicts Cost-Effectiveness for Anal Lesion Treatment

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Findings show variation by age of HIV-positive men who have sex with men
A novel method will allow for analyses of tumor-derived DNA in eyes with retinoblastoma undergoing salvage therapy that have not been enucleated

Aqueous Humor Can Serve as Surrogate Tumor Biopsy

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In eyes of children with retinoblastoma, AH has sufficient tumor-derived DNA for genetic analyses
Patients with severe neurotoxicity after infusion of CD19-targeted chimeric antigen receptor-modified T cells have evidence of endothelial activation

Neurotoxicity Characterized After Infusion of CD19 CAR-T Cells

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Patients with severe neurotoxicity have endothelial activation, increased BBB permeability
For HIV-infected men who have sex with men

HPV Vaccination After Lesion Treatment Is Likely Cost-Effective

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Adjuvant HPV vaccination could reduce anal cancer risk in HIV-infected men who have sex with men
Patients treated at hospitals that attain a high rate of negative margins and lymph node yields of at least 18 have improved survival after surgery for head and neck squamous cell carcinomas

Negative Margins, Lymph Node Yields Predict Survival

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Can be used as metrics for hospitals performing head and neck squamous cell carcinoma surgery
Most cancer drugs that enter the market in Europe have no evidence of benefit for survival or quality of life

Most Cancer Drugs Approved in Europe Show No Survival Benefit

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Even in the postmarketing period, half of cancers have no evidence of significant survival gain