IN 1932 the treatment of polycythemia vera by spray irradiation was instituted at the Massachusetts General Hospital by the Department of Radiology at the suggestion of Dr. Francis T. Hunter.

Polycythemia vera and essential thrombocythemia are the ... as well as by evolution to myelofibrosis or transformation to acute leukemia. Therapy is currently aimed at reducing the rate of ...

The article provides a useful overview of diagnosis and therapy of polycythemia rubra vera, among others. However, no mention was made of the therapeutic option of radioactive phosphorus-32.

CATHERINE M. BROOME: Polycythemia vera is a blood disorder that is associated with an increase in production of the red blood cells. But white blood cells and platelets may also be affected.

Polycythemia vera is a slow growing blood cancer that happens in your bone marrow, the spongy tissue inside bones. It's usually caused by a gene mutation. Your bone marrow makes red blood cells ...