Children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) who live in extreme poverty and were undergoing maintenance therapy faced an almost two-fold greater risk of relapse compared with kids who weren't as poor, according to a study published in today's issue of Blood.
The Augusta-based Children's Hospital of Georgia will hire a social worker who will support patients and their families. Money will also help pay their travel expenses to treatment.
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MUSC Hollings Cancer Center researcher Sophie Paczesny, M.D., Ph.D., recently received a four-year grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to investigate solutions to help doctors to fight complications after pediatric bone marrow transplantation (BMT).