It is well known that tobacco smoke adversely affects the prognosis of adult cancers, including myeloid leukemia. But less is known about the effects in children. Now, researchers at UC San Francisco ...

Every parent knows that feeling. Your child seems a little off. Not quite themselves. Maybe they’re more tired than usual or have a bruise that appeared out of nowhere. Most of the time, it’s nothing ...

For every possible cause of childhood leukemia pain, your child’s team of doctors and healthcare providers has a way to manage it. This year, about 15,000 parents will learn that their child or teen ...

Neurologic manifestations such as headache, neuropathy, seizures, and cell infiltration are common in pediatric patients with acute leukemia and are associated with a higher mortality rate, according ...

CHICAGO — A few miles can mean a life or death difference to children with cancer, if those miles cross a national border. “Twinning programs” helped to reduce survival disparities in childhood acute ...

Blinatumomab significantly improved disease-free survival in children with B-ALL, with a 61% increase, establishing a new standard for treatment. Hispanic children, who have higher B-ALL rates, ...

—Building on the conclusions of prior studies, a new analysis further explores the association between congenital cytomegalovirus infection and acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children. Reviewed by ...

Children born to mothers who had urinary or genital tract infections during pregnancy appear to have an increased risk for childhood leukemia, say researchers reporting a Danish registry analysis that ...

Jimmy Cragg's doctors thought he had a virus or tonsillitis until a bruise on his back indicated it might be childhood leukemia Wendy Cragg/SWNS Jimmy Cragg, 6, was diagnosed with leukemia after ...