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Welcome to your home for all things Mayo Clinic Hematology. At Mayo Clinic, hematologists work in collaboration with teams of experts from virtually every medical and surgical specialty for the care of adults and children with blood diseases, including various cancers of the blood and bone marrow. Follow the Hematology page and stay up-to-date as we post stories, clinical trials, resources, and useful information regarding your hematological diagnosis. Post a comment and share your thoughts.
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During a 1991 hospitalization for pneumonia in her hometown of Barrington, Illinois, Ilse Hein, received an unexpected and frightening diagnosis: multiple myeloma, a rare…
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Many newly diagnosed chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) patients are in the early-stage and do not meet the typical criteria to begin treatment. This may go…
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="960"] Bone marrow tissue showing myeloma cells (bluish-stained cells)[/caption] All patients with multiple myeloma start with a diagnosis of monoclonal gammopathy of…
Growing up in North Dakota, Dr. Robert Kyle was heading toward a career in forestry until a family friend suggested that he become a doctor. He kept…
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At first, Tanis Milicevic’s local doctor told her to wait and see. Pregnant with her second child, Tanis had been sensitive about changes in her…
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1024"] From a one-room country school in North Dakota to worldwide recognition as a pioneer in multiple myeloma, Mayo Clinic hematologist Robert…
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What happens after a patient has undergone and finished treatment for lymphoma? Mayo Clinic Hematologist, Carrie A. Thompson, M.D., discusses lymphoma survivorship, post-treatment appointments, and…
Aref Al-Kali’s, M.D. expertise at Mayo Clinic is myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) and acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Dr. Al-Kali rotated and learned from multiple health care…
Registered nurse, Emily Schad, discusses what a patient can expect on their first day of chimeric antigen receptor T cell therapy (CAR-T cell therapy) at…
"Patients are their own best advocates," says Gita Thanarajasingam, M.D.. "They know what is, or isn't, tolerable for them and we are harnessing technology to…
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