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FEATURED ARTICLES Survey Finds Wide-Ranging Impact of X-Linked Hypophosphatemia (XLH) on Patient Experiences https://checkrare.com/survey-finds-wide-ranging-impact-of-x-linked-hypophosphatemia-on-patient-experiences/ Al Freedman, PhD, Rare Disease Psychologist and Rare Dad, and Jill H. Simmons, MD, Endocrinologist at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee highlight the burden of XLH on personal finances and out-of-pocket costs, overall health—physical, mental, and social—and access to expert care. New Staging Tool Available for Healthcare Providers Treating Patients With CTCL https://checkrare.com/new-staging-tool-available-for-healthcare-providers-treating-patients-with-ctcl/ Pamela Blair Allen, MD, MSc, Hematologist, discusses the new CTCL Staging Tool on PROBEinCTCL.com. Chronic Myeloid Leukemia: Overview, Treatment Options, and Advice for Newly Diagnosed Patients https://checkrare.com/chronic-myeloid-leukemia-overview-treatment-options-and-advice/ Jorge Cortes, MD, Director of the Georgia Cancer Center, provides an overview of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), discusses treatment options, and offers advice to newly diagnosed patients. Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma: Natural History and the Need for Better Diagnostic and Treatment Efficacy https://checkrare.com/cutaneous-t-cell-lymphoma-natural-history-and-the-need-for-better-diagnostic-and-treatment-efficacy/ Henry Wong, MD, PhD, Dermatologist at the San Diego Veterans Hospital and the University of California San Diego (UCSD), discusses cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL). Chronic Myeloid Leukemia: Diagnosis and Treatment https://checkrare.com/chronic-myeloid-leukemia-diagnosis-and-treatment/ Michael Mauro, MD, Director of the Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Program at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discusses the diagnosis and treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML).