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Relapsed refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM) is a challenging form of multiple myeloma. It is very common for people with multiple myeloma to have a relapse. And there are times when...

Technology is now a common way to deliver healthcare. Digital health products help prevent, diagnose, or manage chronic conditions. Devices range from wellness apps to artificial intelligence and wearable devices...

Cardiotoxicity is damage to the heart muscle. Chemotherapy drugs that are used to treat blood cancer can cause damage to the heart tissue. This is especially true for anthracycline chemotherapy...

Digital therapeutics (DTx) first entered clinical discussions in the 1990s. The idea was that technology could improve healthcare access. It could help overcome barriers of location, time, and resources. This...

Essential thrombocythemia (ET) is a rare disease. People who have it, though, on average, tend to have a normal life expectancy. People who have ET have an increased number of...

There is growing evidence that spending time in nature can help people feel less depressed, anxious or stressed. Maintaining our connection to nature can improve one’s quality of life and...

Cancer development, treatment, and outcomes are tricky topics to understand. The underlying reasons why a person gets cancer or how they might respond to treatment are often unknown and depend...

Polycythemia vera (PV) is a rare, low-growing blood cancer in which bone marrow produces excess red blood cells. You can have it for years without having any symptoms. It is...

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As doctors have more ways to successfully treat cancer, they’ve also found that some cancer survivors are more likely than the general population to develop what is known as a...

Much as been made of the circadian system and its characteristic rhythms since the Nobel Prize was awarded to three different scientists in 2017 for their work in unraveling its...

Polycythemia vera is a type of blood cancer called myeloproliferative neoplasm, or MPN. In polycythemia vera, the bone marrow produces too many red blood cells. In many cases, people with...

Marginal zone lymphoma (MZL) is a slow-growing type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), or blood cancer. Lymphocytes, a type of white blood cell in the immune system, has two types that...

Essential thrombocythemia is a rare blood condition that affects platelets. Platelets are blood cells that control bleeding. Essential thrombocythemia is a type of myeloproliferative neoplasm (MPN). In these blood cancers...

What is a clinical trial? Does it impact the care of a cancer patient? These are the questions that puzzle many cancer patients. By participating in a clinical trial, a...

Trying to find a clinical trial for any type of blood cancer can sometimes feel overwhelming, but connecting to clinical trials is now easier than ever. Whether it’s your first...

Myelofibrosis is one of several types of blood cancer called “myeloproliferative neoplasms,” or MPN. The common factor in these diseases is that cells in the bone marrow that are supposed...

There are three main types of blood cancers: lymphoma, leukemia, and myeloma. Roughly half of the blood cancers diagnosed each year are lymphomas. Lymphoma is a type of blood cancer...

Agent Orange is a chemical that was used during the 1960s and early 1970s as part of war efforts in Vietnam, Laos, and the Korean demilitarized zone. It was sprayed...

Cancer can rob you of the sleep you need to heal. Published research confirms that insomnia affects between half and three-quarters of all people who have been diagnosed with cancer...