Any cancer diagnosis—or just the idea of one—is scary. Leukemia can be especially scary because it's a bit confusing. Unlike liver or breast cancer, the word doesn't specify where the cancer ...

Leukemia causes the bone marrow to produce a large number of abnormal blood cells, which hinders its ability to create other essential blood cells like red blood cells and platelets, potentially ...

Leukemia is a type of blood cancer that starts in the bone marrow, with certain types associated with different age groups. Congenital leukemia is seen in young infants who are born with this cancer.

Leukemia and lupus are both conditions that affect the immune system. Although they are different, they share certain symptoms. A person with lupus may have increased risk of developing leukemia.

In this Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast, Dr. James Foran discusses the different types of leukemia, signs and symptoms, treatment strategies, future research, and Mayo Clinic efforts. Approximately 1.5% of ...

Nitin Jain, MD: Hello, and welcome to CURE Expert Connections®. I’m Dr Nitin Jain, associate professor in the Department of Leukemia at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. I would like to welcome ...

Chronic types of leukemia tend to affect middle-aged to older adults, while acute versions mostly affect children and young adults. CML, CLL, and AML are fairly common types of leukemia affecting ...

Leukemia, characterized by unregulated clonal proliferation of hematopoietic stem cells, is the second leading cause of death in children. The role of the intestinal microbiota is closely linked to ...