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Leukemia and Lymphoma

Overview:
Discussion of the cancers of blood, bone marrow or lymphatic system such as leukemia, lymphoma and multiple myeloma.

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Part One:

Leukemia types:
- Acute vs. chronic
- Lymphocytic vs. myelogenous
Leukemia symptoms
Childhood leukemia
Leukemia treatments
Targeted therapies including Gleevec
Bone marrow transplants

Part Two:

Multiple myeloma
Lymph nodes
Hodgkin's disease and
non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
Lymphoma symptoms
Research/Clinical trials
"Mini" transplants

Guest:
Dr. Maria Baer is the head of the Hematologic Malignancies Program at the University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center. Dr. Baer is also a professor of medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.

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