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Oncology Nursing Society Foundation Josh Gottheil Memorial Bone Marrow Transplant Career Development Awards

10.01.2010 · Posted in Publications

Supported by the Josh Gottheil Memorial Fund for Lymphoma Research Award: Four $2,000 awards and plaques. Purpose: To support a professional registered nurse for meritorious practice in BMT nursing by providing financial assistance to attend a continuing education program(s) that will further the nurses’ professional goals, or to supplement tuition in a bachelors or masters ...

New Laser Technology For Future Radiation Therapy

08.12.2010 · Posted in Cancer Articles, Resources

Currently, new treatment facilities for radiation therapy with ions are built all over the world. These particles destroy cancer cells and have a better ability to spare the surrounding healthy tissue than other techniques. Today, accelerated hydrogen and carbon ions are mainly used to treat inoperable tumors in organs like the brain and bone marrow, ...

In Mice, Purified Blood Stem Cells Improve Success Of Bone Marrow Transplants

08.02.2010 · Posted in Cancer Articles, Resources

Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have challenged decades of accepted wisdom about bone marrow transplantation with a new study showing that mice receiving purified blood stem cells are less prone to complications than mice receiving stem cells plus purified T cells. The study, led by Judith Shizuru, MD, PhD, associate professor of ...

Mesoblast Limited (ASX:MSB) Receive FDA Clearance For Phase 3 Bone Marrow Transplant Trial

07.27.2010 · Posted in Bladder Cancer

Global regenerative medicine company Mesoblast Limited (ASX:MSB) (PINK:MBLTY), today announced that it has received clearance from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to begin a Phase 3 clinical trial for bone marrow regeneration in patients with blood cancers. FDA clearance was obtained within the 30-day minimum time period after Mesoblast filed its Phase ...

Biopsy Interpretation of Bone and Bone Marrow

04.21.2010 · Posted in Cancer Textbooks, Publications

Biopsy Interpretation of Bone and Bone Marrow (Hodder Arnold Publication). This book is beautifully produced and, as one would expect from these authors, is generally very well illustrated. Overall, a well illustrated account of bone marrow histology with bone histology being a particular strength. This fully revised and updated second edition builds on the features ...