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MINOT, Maine (WABI) – Over the past few years, we've followed the story of a central Maine boy and his journey to getting a new kidney. Unfortunately, he is also …

CHICAGO — Liver transplantation for unresectable colorectal cancer (CRC) liver metastases dramatically improves long-term survival rates, French researchers report. Five-year overall survival (OS) increased from 13% with standard chemotherapy to …

Every three minutes someone in the United States is diagnosed with leukemia, lymphoma, or myeloma (cancer of the blood, bone marrow, and lymph nodes). Treating blood cancers often requires stem …

Lexington, Kentucky (June 21, 2024) – In 2018, Bobbi Jo Allen discovered a lump in her pectoral muscle while working out. Three days later, she got a call from her …

MONROE, La. (KNOE) – It's estimated that more than 18 million people in the United States are cancer survivors. In this week's Health Minute, sponsored by Saint Francis Health, experts …

René Adam, MD, PhD, Head of the Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Cancer and Transplantation, Paul Bruss Hospital, Villejuif, France, will discuss the efficacy of chemotherapy with liver transplantation for patients …

New tools to monitor recurrence An essential new tool being incorporated into this process is a test called a liquid biopsy, which differs from a tissue biopsy in that it …

A groundbreaking multi-organ transplant saved a man’s life and could change the way rare cancer is treated. Reporting for …

In this procedure, patients start with chemotherapy that destroys cancer cells in the bloodstream and also removes other blood-forming cells. Blood and bone marrow stem cells are then collected from …

Northwestern surgeons have successfully performed a combined lung and liver transplant on a patient with advanced lung cancer. This is a first for the hospital, and possibly a first in …