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Could Dogs' DNA Give Clues to Human Lymphoma? - Recoding genes may help narrow the search for cause of non-Hodgkin's type

Leukemia Patients Taking Gleevec Achieve 'Normal' Death Rate - Study finds they die no faster than people in the general population

Less Is More With Acute Myeloid Leukemia Drug - Study finds lower doses of cytarabine as effective, with fewer side effects, as standard dose

Control: It's All About Perspective - Mind-body medicine teaches that you can be in control of your future.

Marrow Donation From Teenage Stranger Saves Man's Life - Random cheek swab yields near-perfect match for leukemia victim

First Patients Complete Proton Therapy Treatment At CDH Proton Center, A Procure Center - Two months after the opening of the CDH Proton Center, A Procure Center, the first patients have "graduated" from their treatment surrounded by family, friends and staff.

Gene Mutation Suggests New Treatment Target for Specific Lymphoma - Findings may one day aid patients with cancer subtype now marked by a low survival rate, study suggests

Gene Activity May Affect Acute Myeloid Leukemia Outcome - Highly active genes in leukemic stem cells linked to poor response to therapy, raised risk of death

Study Adds to Evidence That Rituximab Slows Lymphoma Symptoms - Whether benefits outweigh cost of treatment sparks debate

Docs Claim Transplant Cured Man of AIDS, But Experts Urge Caution - Treatment has beat back HIV for 3 years but may be too risky, impractical for widespread use

Gene Therapy Corrected Rare Bleeding Disorder: Study - But one of 10 boys developed leukemia, possibly from treatment, researchers say

Blood Cancer Advances May Improve Survival - Drugs seem to benefit patients with multiple myeloma, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, researchers say

Long-Term Statin Use Won't Up Cancer Risk: Study - New research on the cholesterol-lowering drugs supports recent findings

Gene Mutations Seem to Make a Leukemia More Deadly - Study found patients with acute myeloid leukemia who had the variant were more likely to die quickly

Happiness Is A Pair of Shorts - As a survivor of Hodgkin's disease, Manuel Diotte knows well the challenges of appreciating the gift of life. Facing the physical and emotional hurdles of cancer treatment and recovery can leave us repeatedly questioning our survival and our faith. It may be simple, but the fact is we have proved that we can handle it, that we are not dying of cancer but are living with cancer. Learning the value of our own strength and our own courage, regardless of what comes our way, is the legacy of our challenge.

Sprycel Approval Expanded to Include Rare Leukemia - Drug believed to hinder proteins that encourage cancer growth

Some With Once-Deadly Leukemia Can Take a Break From Gleevec - Small minority of CML patients went off the drug for 2 years with no sign of recurrence

Experimental Leukemia Drug Proves a Slam Dunk - Former basketball player, Ray Johnston, beating long odds with his rock band in Dallas

Less May Be More When Treating Early Hodgkin's - Fewer cycles of chemotherapy, lower dosage radiation may work just as well as more grueling treatment

Recession Causing Cancer Patients to Quit Life-Extending Drugs - Levels of a cellular protein seem to fall as tumor lethality rises, study finds