A History of
Sanam Loghavi, MD
MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
This edition traces blood science from 19th-century microscopes to the age of molecular medicine. Through the stories of pioneering physicians and scientists, it reveals how observation and perseverance turned a descriptive field into one of medicine's most dynamic disciplines.
This edition traces plasma cell malignancy from ancient antiquity to the era of immunotherapy and genomic profiling, revealing how relentless clinical observation transformed it from a fatal mystery into one of oncology's most actively managed diseases.
This edition traces myeloproliferative neoplasms from ancient antiquity to the genomic era of JAK2, CALR and MPL, revealing how clinical observation turned a misunderstood blood anomaly into one of medicine's most rapidly advancing disciplines.
This edition traces chronic lymphocytic leukemia from the earliest observations of classical antiquity to molecularly targeted therapy. It reveals how scientific inquiry transformed an untreatable accumulation of white cells into one of hematology's most rapidly advancing fields.
This edition traces acute myeloid leukemia from ancient antiquity to the high-precision era of genomic profiling, revealing how clinical observation transformed a fatal mystery into one of medicine's most rapidly advancing disciplines.
This edition traces chronic myelomonocytic leukemia from ancient antiquity to the genomic era of TET2, SRSF2 and ASXL1. It reveals how clinical observation transformed a fatal mystery into one of hematology's most actively investigated disciplines.
This edition traces acute lymphoblastic leukemia from the earliest observations of antiquity to the era of cellular engineering. It reveals how clinical observation transformed a uniformly fatal childhood disease into one of modern oncology's defining success stories.
This edition traces myelodysplastic syndromes from ancient antiquity to the genomic era of SF3B1 and TP53, revealing how clinical observation turned a misunderstood blood anomaly into one of medicine's most rapidly advancing disciplines.
