Cancer Survivors Who Inspire Us
June 4 is National Cancer Survivors Day. To honor this occasion, we’re sharing the stories of six survivors who inspire us. Some are public figures who are famous the world over. Others are people...
Tag: CML
Acclaim for a precision oncology pioneer in Oregon
Like few other drugs in the history of oncology, Gleevec transformed the outlook for patients: a disease with a life expectancy of less than five years – chronic myeloid leukemia – became a...
The cancer drug that “changed everything”
Understanding the earliest drivers of cancer formation can lead to less toxic and more effective treatments. It transformed the outlook for people diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia. A...
This is what a ‘game changing’ cancer therapy looks like
Life expectancy in patients with chronic myeloid leukemia has soared to a level almost equal to that of the general population, according to a Swedish study quantifying the life-saving impact of...