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Scripps Blood & Marrow Transplant Program Celebrates 30th Anniversary
May 17, 2010 - News, Scripps Green HospitalThe outlook for patients with leukemia and other life-threatening blood cancers has improved dramatically since Scripps Health founded San Diego County’s first blood and marrow transplantation (BMT) program, which celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2010. Dr. James Mason, the medical director of the Scripps Blood and Marrow Transplant Center at Scripps Green Hospital, says the survival rate of S... Read More
Miraculous Recovery of Scripps Cancer Survivor Featured on NBC-TV
July 1, 2009 - Scripps in the News, Scripps Green Hospital, Scripps ClinicScripps cancer survivor Gerry Black reaches a milestone in 2009 that doctors consider a medical miracle — 10 years of being healthy, active and disease-free after being diagnosed with multiple myeloma. Patients with multiple myeloma have an average life expectancy of 3 years and their mortality rate is 100 percent. Gerry was part of a cutting-edge clinical research program at Scripps Green Hosp... Read More