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What does the diagnosis, Intermediate-Risk MDS mean? Learn from
Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Myelodysplastic Syndromes:
(my-eh-lo-diss-PLASS-tik SIN-dromez) A group of disorders where the bone marrow does not work well, and the bone marrow cells fail to make enough healthy blood cells. Myelo refers to the bone marrow. Dysplastic means abnormal growth or development. People with MDS have…
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Dr. Joshua Zeidner explains why it is critical for patients to receive an accurate diagnosis for MDS, or
Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Myelodysplastic Syndromes:
(my-eh-lo-diss-PLASS-tik SIN-dromez) A group of disorders where the bone marrow does not work well, and the bone marrow cells fail to make enough healthy blood cells. Myelo refers to the bone marrow. Dysplastic means abnormal…
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Dr. Timothy Pardee discusses treatments for AML, or
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Acute Myeloid Leukemia:
(uh-KYOOT my-uh-LOYD loo-KEE-mee-uh) A cancer of the blood cells. It happens when very young white blood cells (blasts) in the bone marrow fail to mature. The blast cells stay in the bone marrow and become to numerous. This slows production of red blood cells and platelets. Some cases of…
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From a sunny, lively retirement to MDS then AML? That was Shirley's life! After treatment in a
Clinical Trial
Clinical Trial:
A type of research study that tests how a drug, medical device, or treatment approach works in people. There are several types of clinical trials. Treatment trials test new treatment options. Diagnostic trials test new ways to diagnose a disease. Screening…
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Dr. David Steensma discusses MDS and toxins with Leigh Clark, Patient Educator. Dr. Steensma is an associate professor at Harvard Medical School and faculty member in the leukemia program at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts and the Edward P. Evans Chair in MDS at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
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Dr. Gustavo Rivero describes strategies for the management of Low-Risk MDS, or
Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Myelodysplastic Syndromes:
(my-eh-lo-diss-PLASS-tik SIN-dromez) A group of disorders where the bone marrow does not work well, and the bone marrow cells fail to make enough healthy blood cells. Myelo refers to the bone marrow. Dysplastic means abnormal growth or development. People…
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Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Myelodysplastic Syndromes:
(my-eh-lo-diss-PLASS-tik SIN-dromez) A group of disorders where the bone marrow does not work well, and the bone marrow cells fail to make enough healthy blood cells. Myelo refers to the bone marrow. Dysplastic means abnormal growth or development. People with MDS have low blood cell count for at…
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Mark had no symptoms prior to diagnosis. Even more surprising was the "watch and wait" treatment plan! Listen to this recently recorded episode where Mark describes living as an MDS survivor now.
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Learn all about the risks, benefits, and side effects of the transplantation process.
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Kat hears patients ask: "I have this
bone marrow failure
bone marrow failure:
A condition that occurs when the bone marrow stops making enough healthy blood cells. The most common of these rare diseases are aplastic anemia, myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) and paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH). Bone marrow failure can be acquired (begin any time in life) or can be…
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Dr. Eunice Wang explains the origin and treatment of
secondary MDS
secondary MDS:
A type of MDS that is caused by a previous treatment foranother another disorder or disease. Treatments typically associated with secondary MDS include radiation therapy and chemotherapy used to treat cancer. Also called therapy-related MDS, T-MDS.
. Dr. Wang is the Chief of the Leukemia Service at Roswell…
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Here is a discussion of the recent approval of Luspatercept with Dr. Amit Verma, Director of the Division of Hematologic Malignancies and a Professor of Oncology at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City. He explains the results of
clinical trials
clinical trials:
Clinical research is at the heart of all medical advances, identifying new ways to prevent, detect or…
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Dr. Tiffany Tanaka from the University of California, San Diego explains the development of High-Risk MDS into AML. She talks about new diagnostic and treatment regimens for these patients.
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10 years after diagnosis, Leigh Ann needed a
bone marrow transplant
bone marrow transplant:
A bone marrow transplant (BMT) is also called a stem cell transplant (SCT) or hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT).The procedure replaces unhealthy blood-forming stem cells with healthy ones and offers some patients the possibility of a cure. But for many patients, a BMT is not an option due…
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Dr. Mikhail Kogan, Medical Director of the GW Center for Integrative Medicine, discusses incorporating Integrative Medicine into a patient's treatment plan. He describes using yoga, meditation, and other techniques to help patients while they are in treatment for
bone marrow failure
bone marrow failure:
A condition that occurs when the bone marrow stops making enough healthy blood cells…
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Imagine being ready to launch your career, then being thrown off course by both
aplastic anemia
aplastic anemia:
(ay-PLASS-tik uh-NEE_mee-uh) A rare and serious condition in which the bone marrow fails to make enough blood cells - red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. The term aplastic is a Greek word meaning not to form. Anemia is a condition that happens when red blood…
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The recently-approved hypomethylating treatment, Inoqvi, is a daily oral version of two IV or subcutaneous medications. Listen to Dr. Amer Zeidan of Yale Cancer Center explain which MDS patients could qualify, and what it means for their treatment at the link.
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Dr. Abdulraheem Yacoub talks with Leigh Clark about MDS-MPN overlap. He includes how molecular testing is used in determining treatment options.
He also discusses the newly approved drug, Luspatercept, for the treatment of MDS and MDS-MPN overlap syndromes.
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Dr Vu Duong explains risk classifications for MDS. He dives into IPSS and IPSS-R scores, focused on helping patients to understand the meanings of high-risk and low-risk MDS.
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Dr. Ehab Atallah discusses the good news about treatment for MDS, Myelodysplastic Syndromes, for patients ages 65 and older.
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