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Understanding Itching and Night Sweats With MPN

From the Understanding Myeloproliferative Neoplasms (MPNs) Town Meeting, a panel of experts explains why MPN patients have to deal with itching and night sweats and what they can do to treat those side effects. The panel includes:

  • Olatoyosi Odenike, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine at The University of Chicago Medical Center
  • Julie Huynh-Lu, PA-C, Physician Assistant, Department of Leukemia at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
  • Srdan Verstovsek, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Leukemia, Division of Cancer Medicine at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
  • Carmelita Escalante, MD, FACP, Professor and Chair, Department of General Internal Medicine at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Please check out the full video below to hear from the experts.

Understanding Itching and Night Sweats With MPN from Patient Empowerment Network on Vimeo.

Getting A MPN Specialist’s Opinion

Interview with Olatoyosi Odenike, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine University of Chicago Medical Center and Srdan Verstovsek, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Leukemia, Division of Cancer Medicine The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

From the recent MPN Town Meeting, Dr. Verstovsek and Dr. Odenike are asked about why MPN patients should get second, specialist opinions and how it can benefits patients. Check out the full video below to hear from these two MPN experts.

Getting A MPN Specialist’s Opinion? from Patient Empowerment Network on Vimeo.