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Title: ITP Overview
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ITP Overview
- Patient Perspective
- Joan Young
- President, PDSA
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ITP Overview Patient Perspective
- You are not alone
- ITP effects people differently
- Treatments vary
- Philosophies vary
- The first target is to be safe
- Managing ITP is a balance
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ITP Overview Patient Perspective
- Most everyone hates prednisone
- Almost no one wants a splenectomy
- Treatment philosophies are changing
- Your platelet count can improve
- Answers can come from unusual places
- Your input and lifestyle count
