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, ...
Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) and chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) are two different types of leukemia. Both conditions affect white blood cells. CML affects a type of white blood cell called ...
Q: My mother was diagnosed with CLL two years ago. She started chemotherapy. The drug ratuximab is her current chemotherapy drug. She has also developed lymphoma. Approximately six months ago she ...
Children with Down syndrome have a significantly increased risk of leukemia, while adults have a lower risk of several common ...
Researchers used various sequencing technologies to explore the molecular characteristics of myeloid/natural killer cell precursor acute leukemia (MNKPL). They observed activation of the NOTCH1 and ...
Genetic testing for chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) can tell doctors if someone has leukemia, what type they may have, and whether treatment is working. The tests look for atypical changes in certain ...
T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) is an aggressive form of leukemia that arises from the malignant transformation of T-cell progenitors. This disease is most commonly diagnosed in children, ...
In "Beyond Diagnosis: CLL," Cleveland Clinic hematologist/oncologist Allison Winter, MD, and host John Mangels explore how clinicians can communicate effectively and ...
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What Causes Leukemia?

Leukemia is a cancer that affects the blood cells and develops in blood-forming tissues like the bone marrow. Leukemia occurs ...
CHICAGO – A new gene expression atlas developed using single-cell RNA sequencing data shows how normal hematopoietic cells differentiate and was used to catalog the multiple ways that aberrant ...