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The article is excerpted fromGale Encyclopedia of Cancer
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This digital document is an article from Hospital Law's Regan Report, published by Thomson Gale on July 1, 2006. The length of the article is 898 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Hospital wins suit by family of deceased MDS Pt.(myelodysplastic syndrome)
Author: A. David Tammelleo
Publication: Hospital Law's Regan Report (Newsletter)
Date: July 1, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 47Issue: 2Page: 2(2)

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This digital document is an article from Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed., brought to you by Gale®, a part of Cengage Learning, a world leader in e-research and educational publishing for libraries, schools and businesses.The length of the article is 1634 words.The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase.You can view it with any web browser.The third edition of this authoritative, comprehensive, in-depth medical guide features information on medical topics in language accessible to adult laypersons. Disease/disorder articles typically cover definition; description; causes and symptoms; diagnosis; treatments; prevention; and more. Test/treatment articles typically cover definition; purposes; precautions; preparation; risks; normal and abnormal results; and much more. ... Read more

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This up-to-date electronic book on CD-ROM provides the best collection available anywhere of official Federal government information and documents on the subject of bone marrow disorders, myelodysplastic syndromes, and myeloproliferative disorders. This CD-ROM uses next-generation search technology that allows complete indexing and makes all files on the disc fully searchable. For patients, practical information is provided in clearly written patient education documents. For medical professionals, doctor reference tools and texts have detailed technical information and clinical background material.

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A Four-Color, 6-Panel Clinical Card Measuring 3.75 X 7.5 Inches That Presents Pertinent Clinical Information About Myelodysplastic Syndromes In A Quick-Reference Format! Durable And Compact, This Card Us UV Varnished For Long Life And Is The Perfect Protable Reference For Busy Healthcare Professionals. ... Read more

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The myelodysplastic syndromes are a diverse collection of hematological conditions united by ineffective production (or dysplasia) of myeloid blood cells and risk of transformation to acute myelogenous leukemia (AML). MDS has been found in humans, cats and dogs. Anemia requiring chronic blood transfusion is frequently present. Myelodysplastic syndromes are bone marrow stem cell disorders resulting in disorderly and ineffective hematopoiesis (blood production) manifested by irreversible quantitative and qualitative defects in hematopoietic (blood-forming) cells. In a majority of cases, the course of disease is chronic with gradually worsening cytopenias due to progressive bone marrow failure. Approximately one-third of patients with MDS progress to AML within months to a few years. Astronomer Carl Sagan was afflicted with this condition. Other notable people including writer Roald Dahl, jazz saxophonist Michael Brecker and actress Nina Foch died of this condition. ... Read more

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The article is excerpted fromGale Encyclopedia of Medicine.

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Myelodysplastic syndrome comprises a group of clonal hematologic disorders characterized clinically and morphologically by ineffective hematopoiesis. It is viewed by most hematologists as encompassing stages of neoplastic hematopoiesis associated with cytopenias and as excluding nonneoplastic conditions. Neoplastic transformation of hematopoietic cells can occur at various levels of stem-cell development. The initial hematopoietic stem cell injury can result from cytotoxic chemotherapy, radiation exposure, viral infection, chemical exposure, or genetic predisposition. A clonal mutation predominates over bone marrow suppressing healthy stem cells. The decision about how to deal with the morbidity of the disease versus the potential benefits and toxicities from treatment will ultimately be made by the individual patient. This decision is based on age, personal preferences, and available information about disease biology and prognostic factors. The aim of the present work is to review recent advances in myelodysplastic syndrome as regard molecular pathogenesis, diagnosis, classification and treatment. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Internal Medicine News, published by International Medical News Group on February 1, 2009. The length of the article is 654 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Myelodysplastic syndrome 'severely underestimated'.(NEWS)(Report)
Author: Robert Finn
Publication: Internal Medicine News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: February 1, 2009
Publisher: International Medical News Group
Volume: 42Issue: 3Page: 1(2)

Article Type: Report

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