Fact Sheets

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Cancer Immunotherapy
Immunotherapy works in one of two ways—it can boost mechanisms of the immune system so that it has more strength to fight cancer cells. Or, it can target and destroy certain receptors on cancer cells to prevent them from outsmarting the immune system.
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Bleeding Disorders
Blood tests are used to diagnose bleeding disorders, which make an individual more likely to bleed spontaneously and after surgery or injury.
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Pediatric Cancer Immunotherapy
Immune therapy uses the body’s own immune system to attack cancer cells. Pediatric cancer immunotherapy has become an important treatment for many childhood cancers.
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CAR T-Cell Therapy
A highly personalized type of immunotherapy drug uses a patient’s synthetically modified T cells—a type of white blood cell—to kill cancer cells.
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Esophageal Cancer
Abnormal DNA changes can cause cancer to develop on the inner wall of the esophagus.
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Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy or “chemo” can shrink cancerous tumors, prevent cancer from spreading (metastasizing) elsewhere in the body, or relieve discomfort caused by a tumor.
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Shingles
A painful, blistering skin rash caused by an infection from the same virus that causes chickenpox.
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Pulmonary Embolism
A pulmonary embolism (PE) is a life-threatening blockage in a lung artery that strains the lungs and the right side of the heart, among other symptoms.
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Hodgkin Lymphoma
Hodgkin lymphoma is a type of cancer that affects the lymphatic system, which is part of the immune system.
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Diagnosing Leukemia
Diagnosing leukemia in its earliest stages can improve a patient’s prognosis. An accurate pathological diagnosis helps guide treatment.