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About Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma (PCNSL) Cancer that forms in the lymph tissue of the brain, spinal cord, meninges (outer covering of the brain), or eye (called ocular lymphoma). Also called PCNSL and primary CNS lymphoma. 2 […]

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About Multiple Myeloma (MM) Multiple myeloma cells are abnormal plasma cells (a type of white blood cell) that build up in the bone marrow and form tumors in many bones of the body. Normal plasma cells make antibodies […]

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About Follicular Lymphoma(FL)  Follicular lymphoma (FL) is a cancer that involves certain types of white blood cells known as lymphocytes. The cancer originates from the uncontrolled division of specific types of B-cells known as centrocytes and centroblasts. These cells normally occupy the follicles (nodular swirls of various types of […]

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About Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia(ALL) A type of leukemia (blood cancer) that comes on quickly and is fast growing. In acute lymphoblastic leukemia, there are too many lymphoblasts (immature white blood cells) in the blood and bone marrow. Also […]

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About Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma (SLL) An indolent (slow-growing) cancer in which immature lymphocytes (white blood cells) are found in the blood and bone marrow and/or in the lymph nodes. Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL) […]

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About Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)  Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is a cancer of the blood and bone marrow that usually gets worse slowly. CLL is one of the most common types of leukemia in adults. It often occurs during or after middle age; it rarely occurs in […]

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About Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML)  Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is also known as chronic myelogenous leukemia.CML is a fairly slow growing leukemia, but it can change into a fast-growing acute leukemia that’s hard to treat. It’s a type of cancer that […]

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About Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS)  Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are conditions that can occur when the blood-forming cells in the bone marrow become abnormal. This leads to low numbers of one or more types of blood cells. MDS is considered […]

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About Primary-Myelofibrosis (PMF) Primary myelofibrosis (PMF) is a rare bone marrow disorder that is characterized by abnormalities in blood cell production (hematopoiesis) and scarring (formation of fibrous tissue) within the bone marrow.  The discovery of the JAK2 V617F mutation […]

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About Bile Duct Cancer (Cholangiocarcinoma) Bile duct cancer is a rare disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the bile ducts. Bile duct cancer is also called cholangiocarcinoma (CCAs).CCAs are highly aggressive tumors that display features of […]