Acute Myelogenous Leukemia, Treatment and Stem Cell Research and more
I found some interesting posts addressing Acute Myelogenous Leukemia that I thought readers might find interesting. They range from stories about celebrities helping people with AML to some information about Stem Cell Research.
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Public Stem Cell Research Funding: Boon or Boondoggle? - Public Stem Cell Research Funding: Boon or Boondoggle? Source: Competitive Enterprise Institute From press release: Debates over the ethics of research using human embryonic stem cells continue long after the Bush Administration’s ban ...
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Rihanna Helping NY Leukemia Patient - She just became an honorary cultural ambassador for Barbados, and now Rihanna is advocating for another cause: a New York City leukemia patient in urgent need of a bone marrow donor. The 20-year-old... [[ This is a content summary only. ...
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The Glittering Eye » Blog Archive » Susan Butcher has leukemia - Seattle Susan Butcher, four-time champion of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race and once the most dominant athlete in her sport, has been diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia (AML), a malignant disease of the blood and bone marrow, and is undergoing chemotherapy treatment at Fred Hutchison Cancer Research Center, Seattle. Butcher's husband, David Monson, said she was diagnosed late last week and began treatment December 6. Then once the leukemia is in remission, she probably will undergo a bone marrow transplant if a suitable donor can be found.
