First in a Series – “Natural Healing Ideas for MPN patients” by David Wallace A Personal Perspective Over the years, I have enjoyed a good massage on rare occasion. An intense week of maneuvering the challenging slopes in Alta, Deer Valley and Snowbird, Utah comes to mind, about 15 years ago (pre-PV). After 3 or […]
David Wallace, PV Reporter honored with 2016 Cure Magazine MPN Hero Award
Our Third Year attending the MPN Heroes Program by David Wallace For the past 4 years, Cure Magazine and Incyte Corporation have recognized leaders within the MPN community with the MPN Hero award. The two categories include commitment to the individual or community. I am honored to receive this award for “commitment to the broader […]
Kickboxing my way to Sunshine!
by Christine Kennedy Happy new year. I hope everyone will be in their best place this year. This disease has a depression end and numbers have a deep hold on us. Last year, physically and mentally, was my best year. Exercise Beats Exhaustion I started kickboxing. I think my body needed exercise. Giving in to […]
MPN Focus Fall2016 – MD Anderson Newsletter – Itching Tips, PV Reporter
The Zyrtec and Zantac combo is helping MPN patients get relief from Itching! Note: Download PDF is a small icon on the top of the gray title bar, just below.
Seven Gene Signature Depicts the Biochemical Profile of Early Prefibrotic Myelofibrosis
Click here for link to original publication. Note: At the bottom of each PDF page, be sure to click on the arrow (bottom left corner) to proceed to the next page. Copyright: c2016 Skov et al. This is an open source article distributed under the terms of the creative commons attribution license, which permits unrestricted […]
Mast Cells and Histamine in MPN-Related Itching Explained
Updated Feb. 21, 2025 Publisher’s Note: PV Reporter is very pleased to welcome Kate Newberry as contributing writer. She is collaborating with me on the Mast Cell Mania series providing the “medical commentary.” Kate Newberry is a Senior Research Scientist in the Department of Leukemia at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center collaborating […]
Over the Counter Combo of Zyrtec and Zantac helping PV patients get relief from Itching!
Part 1 in a New Series: “Addressing MPN Symptoms” by David Wallace updated May 4, 2026 2026 Update: Beta-Alanine has also been used successfully to beat itching MPN patients experiencing severe itching have traditionally turned to a combination of over-the-counter remedies, often referred to as the “Z and Z combo,” which includes Zyrtec (cetirizine) and […]
A thrombopoietin receptor antagonist is capable of depleting MF hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells
The following abstract involved the work of Dr Ron Hoffman, the principle investigator (PI), senior member of the MPN group at Mt Sinai Hospital in New York City as well as the PI of the MPN-RC. Xiaoli Wang, Phd, performed all of the lab work. Dr John Mascarenhas was my point of contact for this […]
Rare MPN blood cancer resource and awareness center needs your support to keep working for patients
Help Rare MPN Cancer Awareness and Support Project via our Crowd Funding Campaign by David Wallace When, in 2009, David Wallace was first diagnosed with Polycythemia Vera, I was truly puzzled by the rare blood cancer that I had just been told I had. It is one of the three MPNs – Myeloproliferative Neoplasms (the other two […]
Heidi’s MPN Story – An Increasing Trend in Patient Advocacy
by Heidi Cascarano “Watch and Wait…” What other cancer, in the 21st century, is so misunderstood that your local doctor will struggle to diagnose you, possibly tell you he has a few other patients with it, then advise you to do nothing but get a therapeutic phlebotomy and take a baby aspirin? You get online […]
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