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Targeted maternal screening could prevent rare, deadly leukemia in the US
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A deadly form of leukemia may be stopped before it ever develops by introducing targeted maternal screening in the United States, according to new research. The national study, led by physician-scientists at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, found that a virus passed from mother to child—often decades before cancer appears—drives sharply higher disease rates in certain populations, pointing to a practical opportunity to prevent case
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