A little over a month after revealing to the world that she'd been diagnosed with cancer, Tatiana Schlossberg has died at age 35. "Our beautiful Tatiana passed away this morning," her family wrote in ...

Leukemia causes uncontrollable growth and reproduction of cells called leukocytes. In acute leukemia, leukocytes are less mature, develop fast, and become dysfunctional cells called blasts as they ...

Leukemia red spots may also look like purple or brown spots. You can tell a leukemia red spot from a rash by pinching the spot. Leukemia red spots will remain red, brown, or purple, while a rash will ...

Nucleated red blood cells (NRBCs) are immature red blood cells that cannot perform their functions. They can indicate a person might have leukemia or another blood disorder, such as anemia. Share on ...

A research team at Oregon Health & Science University has discovered a promising new drug combination that may help people ...

Leukemia is a form of cancer that affects cells in the blood and bone marrow. It’s classified based on how fast the cancer grows (acute vs. chronic) and the kinds of cells affected (lymphocytic vs.

Blood transfusions are sometimes part of a leukemia treatment plan. They do not treat cancer, but they can help reduce some cancer symptoms. They’re used to treat low blood counts and help prevent ...

Leukemia is a type of cancer that affects the blood cells and bone marrow, a soft spongy tissue inside the bones where blood cells are made. Your blood contains three key types of cells that are made ...

Certain forms of leukemia tend to strike early in life and affect far more children than adults. Leukemia, which disrupts normal cell growth in the blood and bone marrow, accounts for nearly one-third ...

Hairy-cell leukemia (HCL) is a rare, indolent neoplasm of mature B cells with hairlike surface projections that circulate in the blood and preferentially infiltrate the bone marrow and spleen. The ...