Dr. Alan B Cantor MD, PHD
Hematologist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
300 Longwood Ave Boston MA, 02115Rating
3/5
About
Dr. Alan Cantor is a pediatric hematologist practicing in Boston, MA. Dr. Cantor specializes in treating children that have a blood disease or cancer. Such blood diseases include disorders of red blood cells, white blood cells and/or platelets. The types of cancers that Dr. Cantor treats include leukemias, lymphomas and certain tumors. Dr. Cantor can also treat bleeding disorders in children. Pediatric hematologists can be found in childrens hospitals, community hospitals, university medical centers and more.
Education and Training
Washington Univ Sch Of Med- St Louis Mo 1993
Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine 1993
Board Certification
DermatologyAmerican Board of DermatologyABD
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Fatal disseminated Candida lusitaniae infection in an infant with chronic
- Indirect economic effects of long-term breast cancer survival.
- p21Cip1 nullizygosity increases tumor metastasis in irradiated mice.
- Comparative outcomes analysis of procedures performed in physician offices and ambulatory surgery centers.
- GATA-1 converts lymphoid and myelomonocytic progenitors into the megakaryocyte/erythrocyte lineages.
- Farnesyltransferase inhibitor tipifarnib is well tolerated, induces stabilization of disease, and inhibits farnesylation and oncogenic/tumor survival pathways in patients with advanced multiple myeloma.
- Lysophospholipids are potential biomarkers of ovarian cancer.
- A randomized controlled trial to increase cancer screening among attendees of community health centers.
- Efficacy and cost-effectiveness of a minimal intervention to prevent smoking relapse: dismantling the effects of amount of content versus contact.
- The efficacy and safety of pain management before and after implementation of hospital-wide pain management standards: is patient safety compromised by treatment based solely on numerical pain ratings?
- Prediction of radiation sensitivity using a gene expression classifier.
- GATA transcription factors in hematologic disease.
- Burnout in clinical research coordinators in the United States.
- Pulmonary embolism after major abdominal surgery in gynecologic oncology.
- Selective hepatic artery embolization for treatment of patients with metastatic carcinoid and pancreatic endocrine tumors.
Awards
- 1999 K08 Mentored Clinical Science Award
- 2004 Faculty Scholar Award
Treatments
- Thrombocytopenia (low Platelet Count), Cancer, Blood Disorders
- Anemia
Fellowships
- Boston Children's Hospital/Dana-Farber Cancer Institute 1996
- Boston Children's/Dana Farber 1996
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