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Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia
Studies from M. Ono and co-researchers in the area of acute promyelocytic leukemia published
October 9th, 2008
According to recent research from Tsukiji, Japan, "We report a patient with therapy-related acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) that may have been caused by regional radiation or hormonal therapy after surgery. A 36-year-old Japanese woman developed right breast cancer and underwent breast-conserving surgery and regional radiation to the right breast without adjuvant systemic therapy because she wished to preserve her fertility." "Two years later, she developed multiple bone metastases of breast cancer and received hormonal therapy. During the second line hormonal therapy, she developed APL and received induction and consolidation chemotherapy with all-trans retinoic...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-10-09)
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