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Dominic Deluca talks to Dale and Keefe about his leukemia diagnosis, subsequent remission, and recent relapse; Dr. Richard Stone, Chief of Staff of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, details the strides made in leukemia research – 8-20-19

WEEI/NESN Jimmy Fund Radio-Telethon
WEEI/NESN Jimmy Fund Radio-Telethon
Episode • Aug 20, 2019 • 7m
Dale & Keefe are joined by leukemia patient Dominic Deluca, who was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia in July of 2016. Dominic went through four rounds of chemotherapy, three types of targeted gene therapy, and a bone marrow transplant before going into remission. Unfortunately, Dominic recently relapsed. Dominic details his diagnosis and speaks very poisitively about his life with cancer. Dr. Richard Stone details how often relapses occur among patients with AML, and the progress made in leukemia research.

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