Mouse innovator building a better trap for spam Dec 4, 2007
Abaca has taken on a new urgency for Kirsch: during the summer, he was discovered to have a rare form of blood cancer, Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia. Found in about 1,500 Americans every year, it is considered incurable, although it can be managed beyond the five- to seven-year longevity that new patients are usually told to expect. (International Herald Tribune)
Spam fighter's in a battle against a rare cancer, too Dec 3, 2007
Abaca has taken on a new urgency for Kirsch: During the summer, he was discovered to have a rare form of blood cancer, Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia, that is found in about 1,500 Americans every year and is considered incurable, although it can be managed beyond the five- to seven-year longevity that new patients are usually told to expect. So far he has shown no effects from the disease, and he said he is intent on applying his engineer's approach to the problem. (Boston Globe)
Pharmion to Present Clinical Data on Commercial and Pipeline Products at 2007 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Meeting Jun 1, 2007
Preliminary results of the randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled IFM 01-01 trial -- C. Hulin, IFM, France; Abstract #8001; June 4, 2007; 7:30-7:45am; McCormick Place Convention Center, E Arie Crown Theater Oral Presentation: Long-term responses to thalidomide and rituximab in Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia -- J. Soumera; Abstract #8017; June 3, 2007; 1:00-1:15pm; McCormick Place Convention Center, E354b Oral Presentation: Impact of prior thalidomide (T) therapy on the efficacy of... (PR Newswire)
Hepatitis C May Boost Non-Hodgkins Risk May 10, 2007
The study shows that veterans with hepatitis C were 20 percent to 30 percent more likely to be diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma than those without hepatitis C. Hepatitis C infection was also linked to a nearly threefold increase in a related cancer of white blood cells called Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia. The researchers aren't sure how hepatitis C makes non-Hodgkin's lymphoma more likely, or if the findings apply to other groups of people. (CBS News)
Hepatitis C Increases Risk Of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma May 10, 2007
m macroglobulinemia (a low grade lymphoma), 551 cases of cryoglobulinemia and 320 cases of thyroid cancer. "We found a small but significant 20 percent to 30 percent increase in the risk of NHL [non-Hodgkin lymphoma], including all subtypes, and an almost three-fold increased risk of the low-grade lymphoma subtype Waldenstr?m macroglobulinemia in persons with HCV infection," the authors report. (Science Daily)
Hepatitis C carries another risk-cancer of the immune system May 10, 2007
The cancer of the immune system-lymphoma or non-Hodgkins lymphoma is found to be 30 percent times higher in patients with hepatitis C, and for another cancer Waldenstroms macroglobulinemia, the risk of a hepatitis C patient contracting it is 300 times higher. More than 4 million Americans have hepatitis C, and about 26,000 new cases are diagnosed each year, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (Indian Catholic)
Hep C infection may increase risk of lymphoma May 9, 2007
Hepatitis C infection also raised by 300 percent the risk for a rare form of non-Hodgkins lymphoma called Waldenstroms macroglobulinemia. Risk for cryoglobulinemia, involving abnormal levels of certain antibodies in the blood, also rose. (MSNBC -- Health)
Hepatitis C Infection Ups Lymphoma Risk May 9, 2007
Overall, the risk is almost 30 percent higher, but for a certain type of lymphoma called Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia, the risk is almost 300 percent higher, according to the study. "If I had hepatitis C, this would be one more piece of evidence that might make me consider treatment, though hepatitis C treatment can be difficult and is often unsuccessful," said the study's lead author, Dr. Thomas Giordano, an assistant professor of medicine at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. (Forbes)
Hepatitis C may boost risk for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma May 9, 2007
Scientists also found that hepatitis C infection tripled the risk of a very rare lymphoma, called Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia, which affects 1,500 people a year, according to the study. Patients' overall risk of cancer remains low, says Eric Engels of the NCI, an author of the study. (USA Today)
