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Down Syndrome Patients Have Worse ALL Outcomes
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Down syndrome patients who develop acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) have worse treatment outcomes than patients without this genetic abnormality, according to a report in the August 1st issue of Cancer. Reuters Health Information
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Dexrazoxane Not Linked With Secondary Cancers in Children With ALL
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Dexrazoxane, which is used to prevent anthracycline-induced myocardial toxicity, does not appear to increase the risk of secondary malignant neoplasms in children with high-risk acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), according to a paper in the March 1 issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Reuters Health Information
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Ketogenic Diet-Related Hypercholesterolemia May Resolve Naturally Over Time
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A new study confirms that hypercholesterolemia occurs in most children on a high fat/low carbohydrate ketogenic diet for intractable epilepsy. The study also shows that cholesterol levels improve naturally in approximately half of these children without any intervention. Reuters Health Information
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