A cancer diagnosis can prompt deep reflection on life's meaning, often leading to inner conflict and feelings of despair. Personal experiences with cancer, such as the author's leukemia journey, ...

People with leukemia may have high levels of uric acid. If large numbers of cancer cells die rapidly, they release significant amounts of uric acid into the bloodstream, which the kidneys are unable ...

Lymphocytosis and smudge cells are characteristic signs of chronic lymphocytic leukemia. They can also be signs of conditions such as other cancers, infections, and autoimmune diseases. Lymphocytosis ...

Schlossberg, 34, wrote in a heart-wrenching essay for the New Yorker published Nov. 22 she learned she had acute myeloid ...

For children with leukemia, the fight depends not only on doctors and medicine, but also on strangers who are willing to donate blood and join the stem cell registry.

Being able to help his son has given Geovani Gálvez 'peace,' but he wants to share his story to give hope to others grappling with suicidal thoughts. This story discusses suicide. If you or someone ...

New Utility of an Old Marker: Serial α-Fetoprotein Measurement in Predicting Radiologic Response and Survival of Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma Undergoing Systemic Chemotherapy Adult T-cell ...

Patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) who are in morphologic complete remission are typically considered separately from patients with active disease (ie, ≥ 5% marrow blasts by morphology) in ...

Have any of the “blood cancer” diseases lumped under the general heading of leukemia increased as the result of fallout from nuclear explosions? Some scientists claim to have found evidence for this ...

A Des Moines man battling leukemia is feeling the strain of a platelet shortage, leading his family to organize a holiday ...