Leah Lawrence

Leah Lawrence is a freelance health writer and editor. She has contributed to trade, consumer, and medical association publications and websites focused on hematology/oncology, cardiology, primary care, endocrinology, and general health.

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A recent small study is hypothesis generating and highlights the need for COVID-19-related studies with large cohorts of CLL patients.

Infectious Diseases Information Center

Case Report Details COVID-19 Reinfection in Immunocompromised Patient

Leah Lawrence

October 20, 2020

A case report detailed reinfection with SARS-CoV-2 in an immunocompromised patient with Waldenström macroglobulinemia.

$The management of metastatic breast cancer resistant or refractory to hormonal treatments, while sti$

Oncology

Mutations Identified Distinguishing Metastatic from Early-Stage HR+/HER2- Breast Cancer

Leah Lawrence

December 28, 2018

New research may help identify new candidate targets and stratify patients eligible for innovative therapies.

The placement of an inferior vena cava filter is understudied in patients with cancer and clear guid

Oncology

Despite Breast-Conserving Surgery Eligibility, Nearly 50% of Women Chose Mastectomy

Leah Lawrence

December 26, 2018

Researchers find that surgical decision making is often driven by factors beyond extent of disease.

The combinatorial approach is not, furthermore, limited to chemotherapy.

Oncology

Chemotherapy Plays a Role in Skeletal Muscle Atrophy in Patients With Breast Cancer

Leah Lawrence

October 24, 2018

Treatment with chemotherapeutics promoted atrophy and mitochondrial damage in breast muscle cells.

Although most female patients regain fertility after CHOP-like chemotherapy for aggressive lymphoma,

Oncology

Real-World Experience Differs from Trial Results for Niraparib in Recurrent Ovarian Cancer

Leah Lawrence

October 22, 2018

Patients in the real world setting were initiated at a lower dose and experienced fewer side effects than trial participants.

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Leah Lawrence

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Case Report Details COVID-19 Reinfection in Immunocompromised Patient

Mutations Identified Distinguishing Metastatic from Early-Stage HR+/HER2- Breast Cancer

Despite Breast-Conserving Surgery Eligibility, Nearly 50% of Women Chose Mastectomy

Chemotherapy Plays a Role in Skeletal Muscle Atrophy in Patients With Breast Cancer

Real-World Experience Differs from Trial Results for Niraparib in Recurrent Ovarian Cancer

Talzenna Approved for Germline <i>BRCA</i>-Mutated, <i>HER2</i>-Negative Breast Cancer