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  • Preventing and Treating Graft-Versus-Host Disease After Stem Cell Transplantation: Each year, thousands of patients with hematologic malignancies undergo allogeneic (donor) stem cell transplantation (SCT), which offers a chance at cure. Graft-versus-host disease (GHVD) is a potentially deadly complication of this therapy and occurs in 25%-60% of patients. However, clinicians and researchers are continually working to reduce the rate of GVHD occurrance and improve patient outcomes
  • Compass: Breast cancer Risk Reduction: Women at increased risk have multiple options
  • HOUSE CALL: Benefits of In-Person Support Groups- Face-to-face contact helps people cope with chronic illness

Publication Date

4-1-2013

Publisher

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

City

Houston, Texas

Keywords

Alousi, Amin; Bevers, Therese; Arun, Banu K.; Brown, Powel H.; Collazo, Stephen; Mir, Marisa; Graft vs Host Disease; Stem Cell Transplantation; Breast Neoplasms; Genetic Testing; Genetic Predisposition to Disease; Genetic Risk Score; Genetic Counseling; Chemoprevention; Surgical Procedures, Operative; Self-Help Groups.

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History of Science, Technology, and Medicine | Oncology

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OncoLog, Volume 58, Number 04, April 2013

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