Rick Maffei

Rick Maffei is the senior digital editor for Oncology Nurse Advisor.

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Does Prior CBS Complicate IBR in Breast Cancer? A history of cosmetic breast surgery does not appear to increase the risk of surgical complications for women undergoing skin-sparing or nipple-sparing mastectomy with immediate breast reconstruction. Learn more.  

Thrombosis Risk Factors in Post-Polycythemia Vera Myelofibrosis A retrospective study found palpable splenomegaly, older age, and thrombosis history to be independent risk factors for thrombosis among patients with post-polycythemia vera myelofibrosis. Learn more.  

Samer A. Al Hadidi, MD, MS (CRDSA), FACP, is a hematologist/oncologist at the Myeloma Center at the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) in Little Rock. Dr Al Hadidi is also an assistant professor in the UAMS College of Medicine’s Department of Hematology and Oncology. He shared his insight and key takeaways based on MM research presented at ASH 2021.