Sentences with phrase «including leukemia»

Several national non-profits are based here, as well, including the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and the March of Dimes.

Several national non-profits are based here, as well, including the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and the March of Dimes.

Researchers say that OTS can mimic a host of diseases, including leukemia.

The granted projects focus on several human diseases including leukemia and Alzheimer's disease as well as the study of biodiversity of organisms as diverse as barnacles, mycorrhiza and rabbits.

The Hematologic Malignancies Translational Center of Excellence (TCE) is a multidisciplinary center that seeks to redefine the diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to blood cancers, including leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma, and provide more effective targeted therapies.

Martin Carroll, MD and Edward Stadtmauer, MD are leading efforts at this TCE to redefine the diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to blood cancers — including leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma — and provide more effective targeted therapies.

The 5E5 antibody recognized multiple types of cancer cells, including leukemia, ovarian, breast, and pancreatic cancer cells, but not normal tissues.

The approach, which is described in a paper to be published September 7 in The Journal of Experimental Medicine, could allow those in need of such transplants, including leukemia and lymphoma patients, to be treated with fewer donor stem cells while limiting potential adverse side effects.

Cells in umbilical cord blood are already being used to treat certain diseases, including leukemia and rare forms of anemia.

While Bcl6 is active in a number of cancers, including leukemia and breast cancer, work testing a Bcl6 inhibitor is most advanced in DLBCL.

Some risk factors for childhood cancers, including leukemia, have been identified, such as Down syndrome and exposure to ionizing radiation and viruses such as Epstein - Barr virus.

So hold on tight, I'm gonna share EVERYTHING I've learned so far about cord blood with you... starting with this enlightening link on the general benefits... including the fact that «To date it can treat more than 80 diseases using Haematopoietic Stem Cell (HSC) transplants, including leukemia, sickle cell anemia, and metabolic disorders.»

The antioxidants compounds found in mango have been shown to help protect against certain cancers, including leukemia, colon, breast, and prostate cancer.

Many believed that a plutonium - powered heart could put patients at risk for a number of health problems, including leukemia.

These diseases include leukemia or lymphoma, aplastic anemia, severe sickle cell anemia, and severe combined immune deficiency.

These common chemotherapy drugs are used to treat a wide variety of pediatric cancers, including leukemias and cancers of the eye and nerves.

Includes leukemia and feline immunodeficiency virus screening.

A Combo Test Felv / FIV $ 30.00, which includes the leukemia test.

In the past 5 years, has any Applicant been hospitalized for, been diagnosed or treated by a member of the medical profession or taken prescription medication for: Any form of cancer to include leukemia or Hodgkin's Disease, (excluding non-invasive, non-melanoma skin cancer)

• Other organizations Krista has recently supported include the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Habitat for Humanity, Toys for Tots, The Salvation Army for REALTOR Ring Day, and a hats and mittens drive for the Newton Community School District.

Not exact matches

«We remain committed to advancing our IDO pathway inhibitor indoximod, which continues to generate exciting data in combination with anti-PD-1 agents, cancer vaccines, and chemotherapy in multiple cancer types including melanoma, prostate cancer, acute myeloid leukemia, and pancreatic cancer.»

Kenyon chose not to include this poem in Otherwise (1996), which was mostly written before her final illness but was assembled for publication during her treatment for leukemia.

The company partners with organizations including the Phoenix Children's Hospital, the St. Vincent de Paul Society, The Gila River Boys and Girls Club, the Muscular Dystrophy Association, the Arthritis Foundation and the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

Some of Walsh's former players, including Pro Bowl tight end Russ Francis, recently met with him to discuss the possibility of his undergoing experimental treatments that could theoretically keep the leukemia at bay for a prolonged period.

Some of these risks include the presence of cytomegalovirus (CMV), hepatitis, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), human T - cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV - 1) or other viruses on the pump parts that were exposed to the previous mother's breastmilk.

• Breastmilk protects babies from illness and can also reduce the risk of Type 1 diabetes, childhood leukemia and other serious illnesses, as well as lowering the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS); • Breastfeeding is healthy for moms, including lowering their risk of Type 2 diabetes, breast cancer, ovarian cancer and postpartum depression; • Breastfeeding saves families money on the cost of formula and illness; and • Breastfeeding saves insurers and employers (including the military) money on the expenses of medical care and lost workplace productivity (both due to infant illness).

Studies show breastfeeding lowers the risk of obesity, cancer, and chronic diseases — many of which disproportionately impact African American women — in mothers, as well as helps protect children against a host of ailments, including respiratory infections, asthma and childhood leukemia.

Long - term benefits include reduced risk for childhood and adult obesity, diabetes, and even childhood leukemia and lymphoma.

These include stomach viruses, ear infections, asthma, juvenile diabetes, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and even childhood leukemia.

Some studies also suggest that they are at lower risk for sudden infant death syndrome and serious chronic diseases later in life, including asthma, diabetes, leukemia and some forms of lymphoma, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Health risks associated with formula feeding over the long term include increased incidence of infectious morbidity, childhood obesity, both type 1 and type 2 diabetes, leukemia, and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).

«Health outcomes differ substantially for mothers and infants who formula feed compared to those that breastfeed... For infants, not being breastfed [and being formula fed instead,] is associated with an increased incidence of infectious morbidity, including otitis media [ear infections], gastroenteritis, and pneumonia, as well as elevated risks of childhood obesity, type 1 and type 2 diabetes, leukemia and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).»

Schüz et al18 published in 1999 a study including 1001 leukemia cases in Germany.

Few biological mechanisms may explain the inverse relationship between breastfeeding and leukemia including more favorable microbiome in an infant's gut and natural - killer and stem cells in human milk.

Studies had to be case control for the purpose of the statistical analysis; have breastfeeding as a measured exposure and leukemia as a measured outcome; include data on breastfeeding duration in months, including but not limited to, 6 months or more (where relevant data were unavailable in the publication, the authors of the studies were contacted); and been published in peer - reviewed journals with full text available in English.

Twelve studies, contributing 7596 childhood leukemia cases, were included in the analysis of breastfeeding and childhood leukemia and the authors found a moderate effect of between - study heterogeneity that was eliminated when they removed the study by Smulevich et al. 17 The calculated pooled OR of the 12 studies indicated a statistically significant inverse association between ever breastfed compared with never breastfed and childhood leukemia (OR, 0.87; 95 % CI, 0.77 - 0.99).

Because there are discernable differences in childhood leukemia rates and breastfeeding rates between developed countries with a Western lifestyle and other countries, an analysis was conducted including only the 12 studies18 - 25,37,38,40,42 led in developed countries.

This meta - analysis that included studies not featured in previous meta - analyses on the subject indicates that promoting breastfeeding for 6 months or more may help lower childhood leukemia incidence, in addition to its other health benefits for children and mothers.

Study Selection To be included in the meta - analyses, studies had to be case control; include breastfeeding as a measured exposure and leukemia as a measured outcome; include data on breastfeeding duration in months; and be published in a peer - reviewed journal with full text available in English.

In this meta - analysis of published (1995 - 2011) case - control studies examining the relationship between breastfeeding and childhood leukemia, all analyses, except the subanalysis for AML alone, which was not statistically significant, showed that being breastfed for at least 6 months compared with less than that or not at all was significantly associated with a 14 % to 20 % lower risk for childhood leukemia, with a 20 % lower risk when all selected 17 studies were included in the analysis.

This analysis including 7 studies20,23,25,37 - 39, 42 showed that any breastfeeding for more than 6 months compared with a shorter duration was associated with a 17 % decreased risk for childhood leukemia (OR, 0.83; 95 % CI, 0.72 - 0.96).

This meta - analysis makes a significant contribution to the available evidence on this topic because it includes 6 original studies on the subject not included in previous meta - analyses.38 - 43 Moreover, to our knowledge, this is significantly the largest and most up - to - date review and analysis of current knowledge on childhood leukemia and breastfeeding.

To be included in the meta - analyses, studies had to be case control; include breastfeeding as a measured exposure and leukemia as a measured outcome; include data on breastfeeding duration in months; and be published in a peer - reviewed journal with full text available in English.

The 17 studies included in the meta - analysis provided a total of 9650 leukemia cases and 16526 control individuals for which there were breastfeeding data that could be analyzed.

We identified 24 case - control studies16 -29,34-44 examining the relationship between breastfeeding and childhood leukemia risk, 6 of them were not included in any previous meta - analysis.38 - 43

While leukemia, lymphoma, and neuroblastomas make up 49 % of childhood cancer cases in North America, they make up 21 % of cases in Africa [16](not including Burkitt lymphomas as they are linked to the Epstein - Barr virus and thus occur nearly exclusively in Africa and seem unrelated to other types of lymphomas [17]-RRB-.

Every exposure to radiation poses health risks, including programmed cell death, genetic mutations, cancers, leukemia, birth defects, and reproductive, immune and endocrine system disorders.

That number includes people treated for leukemia and other types of cancer, blood disorders and immune diseases.

Current treatments for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), an aggressive form of blood cancer, include conventional chemotherapy drugs that inhibit DNA synthesis.

The study looked at cancer rates in the EU 28 member states as a whole and also in the six largest countries — France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain and the UK — for all cancers, and, individually, for stomach, intestines, pancreas, lung, prostate, breast, uterus (including cervix) and leukemias.