Also: Learn about our new Rapid Heme Panel to speed treatment decisions
Also: Learn about our new Rapid Heme Panel to speed treatment decisions
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  Dana-Farber Cancer Institute The Jimmy Fund   Spotlight  
 
November 20, 2014
 
  Bruce Spiegelman, PhD   oral chemotherapy   leukemia cells  
 
Unveiling the effects of an important class of diabetes drugs
A research team has uncovered surprising new findings that underscore the role of an important signaling pathway, already known to be critical in cancer, in the development of type 2 diabetes.
 
How does chemotherapy work?
More than half of all cancer patients will receive some type of chemotherapy treatment, which kills cancer cells to cure the disease, slow its growth, or reduce its symptoms. Here's a closer look at how these powerful drugs work.
 
Rapid Heme Panel developed to speed treatment decisions
In a major advance in the care of patients with leukemia and other blood disorders, physicians are now using Rapid Heme Panel, a high-tech genetic test that provides an unprecedented amount of information quickly.
 
 
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Cranberry apple oat muffins recipe
Both the apples and cranberries in this recipe are excellent sources of vitamin C, fiber, and several beneficial phytonutrients. Vitamin C and certain phytonutrients in cranberries, specifically proanthocyanidins, can act as antioxidants.
 
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Tackling college, marathons, and
multiple myeloma
Diagnosed with multiple myeloma at age 22, Ethan Hawes shares how he has managed college, cancer, and marathon training. "Cancer can be beaten in both the body and the mind."


Ethan Hawes
 
Save the Date
Healthy Habits and Setting Goals for 2015
Monday, December 8, 2014
10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Blum Resource Center, 1st Floor, Yawkey Center

Join us for this free program focused on techniques and tools to help you adjust to post-treatment life.
Email DFCI_AdultSurvivors@dfci.harvard.edu or call
617-632-4523 to RSVP. View events calendar
 
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