Childhood leukemia symptoms can be subtle. Learn how to recognize early warning signs and when to seek medical advice.

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) affects lymphocytes. Lymphocytes are a type of white blood cell (WBC). CLL specifically affects B lymphocytes, which are also called B cells. Normal B cells ...

In a recent article published in Nature Cancer, a multi-institutional research team led by The University of Osaka describes ...

Scientists have identified a promising new drug target for acute myeloid leukemia, a deadly blood cancer with a five-year ...

Our blood consists of many cell types that develop through different stages from a precursor type -- the blood stem cell. An international research team has now investigated the developmental pathways ...

Drug-carrying DNA aptamers can deliver a one-two punch to leukemia by precisely targeting the elusive cancer stem cells that ...

A team of scientists from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) has identified a promising new drug target for acute myeloid leukemia (AML), a deadly ...

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a cancer that impacts the blood and ... This overproduction crowds out normal blood cells, leading to symptoms such as fatigue, frequent infections, and easy bruising ...

Leukemia is the most common type of cancer in children ... Instead of growing into healthy cells that help fight infections, they multiply too fast and crowd out normal blood cells. When tested in ...