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Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Can Get Gout Too

November 12th, 2012 - 11:20 am

Refuting a belief long held by many physicians, a Mayo Clinic study found that rheumatoid arthritis patients also can get gout. The research is among several studies Mayo Clinic is presenting at the American College of Rheumatology annual meeting in … Continue reading →

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Melanoma Risk Rises With Transplants, Lymphoma

October 11th, 2012 - 10:22 am

Melanoma is on the rise nationally, and transplant recipients and lymphoma patients are far likelier than the average person to get that form of skin cancer and to die from it, a Mayo Clinic review finds. That’s because their immune … Continue reading →

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Vitamin D Associated with Survival in Lymphoma Patients

December 2nd, 2009 - 8:58 am

A new study has found that the amount of vitamin D in patients being treated for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma was strongly associated with cancer progression and overall survival.  The results will be presented at the annual meeting of the … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic Study Suggests Two is Better Than One When Battling Agressive Lymphoma

May 11th, 2009 - 9:24 am

When combined with a cocktail of chemotherapy drugs, two monoclonal antibodies, instead of one, appear to offer superior results in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, according to Mayo Clinic researchers working with the North Central Cancer Treatment Group (NCCTG). … Continue reading →

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Statins May Slow Progression of Certain Lymphomas

December 3rd, 2008 - 4:43 pm

Statins, drugs widely prescribed to lower cholesterol, do not interfere with a commonly used medication to treat lymphomas, according to a Mayo Clinic study presented today at the 50th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology in San Francisco. … Continue reading →

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