Discovery Could Lead to New Treatment for Rare Blood Disease (IMAGE)

University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry

Discovery Could Lead to New Treatment for Rare Blood Disease

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University of Alberta dermatologist Robert Gniadecki discovered that cancer cells found in skin lesions on patients with T cell lymphoma originate from the blood, not the skin. The discovery could lead to new ways of treating the rare form of blood cancer.

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Jordan Carson

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