That superhero is a gene called TP53, and for decades scientists have known it as the “guardian of the genome.” In a healthy cell, TP53 acts like both a brake and an emergency stop button. When DNA ...

Leukemia in older adults causes symptoms like weight loss, fatigue, and night sweats. Your outlook depends on the type of leukemia you have. Leukemia is a type of cancer that affects the blood cells, ...

A new bone marrow test can help doctors predict risk of leukemia relapse The test might double survival rates by predicting a relapse up to three months earlier than standard care The test looks for ...

New ASH guidelines outline optimal management for a subgroup of patients with leukemia that historically has been challenging to treat.Two papers published simultaneously in Blood Advances address ...

A newly tested combination therapy showed a higher rate of survival compared to chemotherapy alone, according to a study published July 24 in The New England Journal of Medicine. Researchers from ...

From a study that analyzed the therapeutic dilemma of treating acute leukemia (AL) during pregnancy and the delicate balance of improving maternal and fetal outcomes, investigators determined that ...

Although global inequalities in survival from childhood leukemia have narrowed, they still persist with five-year survival in some countries nearly twice as high as in others for children diagnosed ...

Leukemia starts in the bone marrow and spreads through the blood. Lymphoma originates in the spleen or lymph nodes and spreads through the lymph vessels. Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is considered the ...

Survival rates for childhood leukemia are improving thanks to new treatments. Acute lymphoblastic leukemia has the highest survival among all pediatric cancers, 80-85 percent. Seattle Children’s ...

At age 4, Jake Schilling was diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL). It’s a blood cancer marked by the rapid and abnormal growth of lymphocytes — white blood cells that help fight infection ...