Listen to Dr. Nataraj KS and Dr. Kishore Kumar explain treatment options for Adult Acute Lymphoplastic Leukemia (ALL). Dr. Nataraj KS is Senior Consultant, Hematology, Hemato-Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Sri Shankara Cancer Hospital, Bengaluru Dr. Kishore Kumar is Senior Consultant Hematogist, Hemato-oncologist and BMT Physician, MIOT Hospital, Chennai.
Dr. Nataraj and Dr. Kishore Kumar answered the following questions in detail.
- What is Leukemia and Acute…
Leukemia
Mrunal Marathe, counsellor at St Jude India Childcare shares the challenges, fears and insecurities faced by children and teenagers affected by cancer and the impact on their families. What are the growing concerns of parents who have children with cancer? The first and largest problem is that most people aren’t aware that cancer is a disease that can affect children. Cancer is perceived as something adults get. After a diagnosis, parents often blame themselves and believe that is was something…
Children who are out of town patients often miss school for months on end. This affects the child socially and psychologically and often makes reintegration back to school difficult. Dr. Shital Raval visits Canshala which helps bridge that gap by providing continuity of education and normalcy to a child’s life. Set in a Municipal Marathi school in Parel, Canshala is a school for children with cancer, run in collaboration with the Mumbai MCGM. In contrast to the drab exterior, Canshala is a…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration made the first gene therapy - CAR-T Cell Therapy available in the United States, ushering in a new approach to the treatment of cancer and other serious and life-threatening diseases. The FDA approved Kymriah (tisagenlecleucel) for certain pediatric and young adult patients with a form of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). “We’re entering a new frontier in medical innovation with the ability to reprogram a patient’s own cells to attack a deadly cancer,”…
On International Childhood Cancer Day, Poonam Bagai, Founder Chairman of Cankids...Kidscan, a family support group for children suffering from cancer and their families, talks at length about how hard it is to tackle the medical and emotional wellbeing of a child who learns to grapple with reality through various stages of his treatment. 1. What are the objectives of Cankids? CanKids...KidsCan is a National Society for Change for Childhood Cancer in India & YANA (You are not Alone) -…
Texan Chuck Dandridge became the first adult in the U.S. to receive a newly modified stem cell transplant that uses genetically engineered blood cells from a family member. This was announced by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center’s Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center where the procedure was performed. PatientsEngage interviewed Dr. Madhuri Vusirikala, Director of UT Southwestern’s National Marrow Donor Program, part of the stem cell transplant program. 1.…
Jane Prior of the Bone Marrow Donor Programme, Singapore takes a closer look at the myths and misconceptions surrounding the impact bone marrow donation may have on your own health. First, we need to understand why we need to donate blood stem cells. Certain diseases destroy bone marrows or cause it to not function normally. As bone marrow is crucial in the production of blood, this may lead to the endangerment of one’s life if the bone marrow is not working properly. Myth 1:…
