If you have polycythemia vera (PV), it’s important to keep regular checkups with your doctor, follow your prescribed treatment plan, and adopt these self-care habits to help manage the disease. Share ...

Polycythemia vera is a type of cancer that causes red blood cells to multiply. This can cause blood to flow more slowly and lead to complications, including blood clots. There’s no cure for PV, but ...

There is currently no cure for polycythemia vera (PV), but researchers are looking at new treatments that may help better manage and control the progression of the condition. Polycythemia vera (PV) is ...

Polycythemia vera (PV) is a blood cancer that begins in the marrow of your bones, the soft center where new blood cells grow. It causes your marrow to make too many red blood cells so your blood is ...

Rusfertide has received orphan drug, fast track, and breakthrough therapy designations from the FDA, and in this interview, Andrew Kuykendall, MD, Moffitt Cancer Center, emphasizes the critical need ...

Major causes of morbidity and mortality in polycythemia vera (PV) and essential thrombocythemia (ET) are represented by thrombosis and bleeding, progression to myelofibrosis and transformation to ...

Treatments with therapeutic phlebotomy and hydroxyurea are associated with improved overall survival and decreased risk of thrombosis in older patients with polycythemia vera, according to a recent ...

Polycythemia vera (PV) is a disorder in which the bone marrow produces too many blood cells, leading to blood clots, bleeding, or an enlarged spleen. PV has a reduced life expectancy due to the ...

Polycythemia vera (PV) is a rare blood cancer that causes your body to make too many red blood cells. Extra cells may not sound like a problem, but they are. They thicken your blood, which means it ...