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Alexandra was born in El Salvador and has always had a very strong desire to do something that allows her to help others. She has worked in Digital Marketing since 2015, gaining experience working with different clients throughout Central America and the US.

She has been involved with cancer very closely in her family and knows that there’s never enough we can do to help cancer patients and families go through this difficult path.

Blood Cancer Video Library 2025
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As part of the 2025 Blood Cancer Video Library, where oncologists discuss the most emerging treatment options and informatIon in blood cancer, Dr. Hannah Levavi (Mount Sinai Hospital) discusses blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm (BPDCN).
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Blood Cancer Video Library 2024

In these videos, 

Dr. Levavi discusses what blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm (BPDCN) is, why people get it, how frequent the disease is, who it affects and its epidemiology. Also, how patients are diagnosed, recent advances among other topics related to BPDCN. 

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