Leukemia is the most common type of childhood cancer. In the U.S., an average of 3,718 children were diagnosed with leukemia every year from 2012-2016. Thankfully, the survival rates for childhood ...

No parent wants to see their child get sick. And while cases of the flu or a cold are normal, some children get a very troubling diagnosis of childhood leukemia. Leukemia is a common type of childhood ...

Leukemia is the most common type of cancer in children and adolescents. Little is known about how the disease is caused, but previous studies have indicated a link between leukemia and maternal ...

An innovative immunotherapy combination has shown a stunning 99% response rate in children with relapsed leukemia. The phase 2 trial, run jointly between researchers at St. Jude Children’s Research ...

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 ...

Leukemia is cancer of the blood and bone marrow. Instead of making healthy blood cells on a steady schedule, the marrow ...

Precision DNA editing gene therapy achieves deep remissions in aggressive leukemia previously considered incurable.

The U.S. has nearly 1 million oil and natural gas wells. Some, like the one here in Commerce City, Colo., are within a few thousand feet of schools and neighborhoods. RJ Sangosti/Getty Images Acute ...

(Beyond Pesticides, September 1, 2021) A study published in Environmental Pollution finds the risk of acute childhood leukemia (AL) increases with prenatal and newborn exposure to pesticides (i.e., ...