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Dr. Len's Cancer Blog
Dr. Len's Cancer Blog
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Authored by J. Leonard (Len) Lichtenfeld, MD, the Society's deputy chief medical officer, this blog covers breaking cancer news and provides commentary on new research, scientific developments, and other cancer breakthroughs.
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By Dr. Len
Mar 29, 2012 1:05 PM ET
By Dr. Len
Sometimes you have the opportunity to be educated, or to learn a bit more about a topic of importance. Yesterday was one of those opportunities.
Mar 12, 2012 9:30 AM ET
Does it get much worse than this?
A story in the New York Times last week highlights the dwindling supply of the drug methotrexate, which is vital in the treatment of a form of childhood acute leukemia. The closure in November of a key manufacturing plant-without other readily available sources of the drug-means that children with a very treatable form of leukemia may go without a drug that can...
Feb 22, 2012 4:00 AM ET
This past Groundhog Day millions of people focused their attention on a furry little creature in Punxsutawney PA to see whether or not the animal sees its shadow. News bulletins say that he did, so we have six more weeks of winter
Feb 13, 2012 9:00 AM ET
Sometimes science is not as convenient as we would like it to be. We want answers, we want clarity, we want direction--especially when it comes to the treatment of patients with cancer.
Feb 3, 2012 5:00 AM ET
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