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, ...

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a type of leukemia, a cancer of the blood and bone marrow. AML specifically affects the myeloid cells, which are immature white blood cells. It is one of the most ...

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cells under the microscope, in purple. There is a serious need for finding better ways to treat AML that comes back after initial treatment. Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR ...

Jaypirca is a targeted therapy for CLL and other specific cancers. It is known as a Bruton’s tyrosine kinase inhibitor (BTK inhibitor). BTK is an enzyme that helps certain types of cancer cells grow.

Cancer survival in the U.S. has climbed to 70%, reflecting major advances in treatment, early detection and personalized care ...

Children with Down syndrome have a significantly increased risk of leukemia, while adults have a lower risk of several common ...

SAN ANTONIO – Thanks to efforts from doctors, researchers, health care providers and nonprofits such as Blood Cancer United, certain types of blood cancers are no longer the terminal diagnoses that ...