You searched for
We found 9 articles
Leukaemia therapy with imatinib during pregnancy may cause infant abnormalities
While doctors already face many challenges in treating patients with cancer, treating pregnant women with the disease, in particular, can…
06 Mar 2008
Culprit cell for childhood leukaemia discovered
A study by British researchers of twin girls has identified a rogue cell that is the fundamental cause of childhood…
30 Jan 2008
Adult Survivors of Childhood Leukaemia Exercise Less, Worsening Already High Risk for Obesity and Illness
Overcoming paediatric cancer may only mark the beginning of a young survivor’s lifelong battle to stay healthy. While survivors of…
11 Sep 2007
‘Modular’ Leukaemia Drug Shows Promise in Early Testing
A new type of engineered drug candidate has shown promise in treating chronic lymphocytic leukaemia in both test tube and…
11 Jul 2007
A New Line Of Treatment Discovered For Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
A study undertaken by a group of Spanish scientists, amongst which were members of the University Clinic of the University…
09 Mar 2007
Children's Hospital Researcher Leads Multipronged Attack On Infant Leukemia
While survival rates for childhood leukaemia have dramatically improved over the past 30 years, infants with this blood cancer continue…
19 Dec 2006
Scientists isolate leukemia stem cells in a model of human leukemia
Researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Children’s Hospital Boston and their colleagues have isolated rare cancer stem cells that cause…
02 Aug 2006
Promyelocytic leukaemia (PML)
Promyelocytic leukaemia is a type of bone marrow cancer which increases the tendency to bleed heavily. It typically affects people under 40 years.
11 Dec 2005
Chronic neutrophilic leukaemia (CNL)
Chronic neutrophilic leukaemia is a rare cancer of the bone marrow which occurs in elderly people with excessive concentrations of white blood cells.
27 Mar 2005
