Drug Targets Hard-to-Reach Leukemia Stem Cells Responsible for Relapses

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An emerging class of drugs called tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI) – such as imitinib (Gleevec), gifitinib (Iressa) and sunitinib (Sutent) – has become a popular anti-cancer treatment. … Toronto, Canada; Giovanni Martinelli, Institute of Hematology …
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Team approach improves oral cancer outcomes

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To illustrate the challenges many oral cancer patients face, R. Bryan Bell, MD, DDS, medical director of the Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Program at Providence, described the extreme effects the illness and its treatment had on one of his patients. The …
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Sex is major reason military commanders are fired

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From sexual assault and harassment to pornography, drugs and drinking, ethical lapses are an escalating problem for the military's leaders. With all those offenses taken together, more than 4 in every 10 commanders at the rank of lieutenant colonel or …
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