Leukemia News

Lee Greenberger, PhD, has retired as The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s chief scientific officer after more than a decade in the position.

Cancer incidence has continued to rise in the U.S. since the 1990s — particularly among women and younger adults, according to an American Cancer Society report.

Healio will present its fourth annual Disruptive Innovators Awards for oncology/hematology this spring.

Obesity at cancer diagnosis appeared linked to significantly poorer survival among children and adolescents, according to results of a retrospective study.

Ambient ultraviolet radiation exposure and Merkel cell polyomavirus were both attributed to the development of Merkel cell carcinoma, whereas HIV, organ transplants and lymphocytic leukemia were not, according to a study.

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD, MBA, issued an advisory today that includes several recommendations designed to reduce the impact of alcohol on cancer incidence and mortality.

In this video, Catherine Lai, MD, MPH discusses the results of a study presented at ASH Annual Meeting that examined the use of FLT-3 inhibitors in leukemia patients with an FLT-3 mutation.

In this video, Catherine Lai, MD, MPH discusses the results of a study presented at ASH Annual Meeting that examined time to treatment initiation in patients with acute myeloid leukemia.

In this video, Catherine Lai, MD, MPH discusses the results of a study presented at ASH Annual Meeting that examined the use of a new class of menin inhibitors on two different types of mutated acute myeloid leukemia.