A patient details diagnosis, transplant treatment and the complex path to recovery and survivorship after leukemia. Amanda ...

Editor's note: Standard therapy for acute myeloid leukemia (AML)-- namely, cytarabine in combination with anthracyclines -- has remained mostly unchanged in the last few decades. Although there have ...

"I know physicians are busy, but I’m treating a patient, not a disease. I take a holistic approach. I think we need to make physicians who treat chronic myeloid leukemia treat the disease and make ...

Leukemia is a blood cancer with abnormal white blood cell overproduction, affecting red blood cells and platelets, leading to anemia and infection risks. Diagnosis involves blood tests, bone marrow ...

Treatment through a clinical trial may be an option for some people with leukemia. Several factors may influence your decision to join a clinical trial, so it’s important to gather as much information ...

A study shows that leukemia cells drink up taurine, which is produced in the body and also consumed through foods and in energy drinks, and use it as fuel for growth. This highlights a potential to ...

A new study has identified taurine, which is made naturally in the body and consumed through some foods, as a key regulator of myeloid cancers such as leukemia. The paper is published in Nature. The ...

Leukemia, a cancer of the body’s blood-forming tissues including bone marrow and lymphatic system, affects approximately 60,530 Americans each year according to the American Cancer Society. While ...