An international study coordinated by a University of Helsinki research group demonstrates that the body's immune system attacks itself in a rare type of blood cancer. Consequently, treatment should ...

Large granular lymphocytic (LGL) leukemia was first described in 1985 as a clonal disorder involving tissue invasion of the bone marrow, spleen and liver. 1 Patients are prone to recurrent infections ...

An international study demonstrates that the body's immune system attacks itself in a rare type of blood cancer. Consequently, treatment should be targeted at the immune system as well, not only the ...

An international study coordinated by a University of Helsinki research group demonstrates that the body’s immune system attacks itself in a rare type of blood cancer. Consequently, treatment should ...

According to the latest international assessment, one in two persons will develop cancer at some point in their life. Blood cancers and other previously rare cancer types are also becoming ...

It’s a rare form of leukemia with just about 1,000 cases diagnosed in the U.S. every year. There is no cure for LGL leukemia, but doctors say many cases are slow-growing, so patients can live long ...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Chris Maslyk and his family are spending as much time as possible outdoors this summer. Even their favorite backyard game would have required more energy than Maslyk had. "I was ...

About 15% of cases of large granular lymphocytic leukemia involve natural killer cells. New research may make it easier for clinicians to confirm clonality of natural killer (NK) cells, ultimately ...

(WNDU) - Large granular lymphocytic (LGL) leukemia is a type of chronic leukemia that affects white blood cells called “lymphocytes.” “LGL stands for what the cells look like,” explained Thomas P.