More Leukemia & Bone Cancer News

• Childhood Leukemia Subtype Resists Treatment

  January 9 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers say they have identified a rare subtype of a ...

• Gene Governs Response to Leukemia Chemotherapy

  January 7 (HealthDay News) -- A mutation in leukemia cells predicts which children with acute ...

• Grape Seed Extract Kills Leukemia Cells in Lab

  December 31 (HealthDay News) -- More than three-quarters of laboratory leukemia cells exposed to an ...

• Mozobil Boosts Stem Cells Before Bone Marrow Transplants

  December 19 (HealthDay News) -- The Genzyme Corp. drug Mozobil (plerixafor) has been approved by ...

• Combo Therapy Helps Multiple Myeloma Patients

  Dec. 12 (HealthDay News) -- A new combination of medicines designed to boost immune function ...

• Higher Chemo Drug Dose Prolongs Lives of Leukemia Patients

  December 4 (HealthDay News) -- A high dose of the chemotherapy drug daunorubicin prolonged survival ...

• Cancer Drugs May Treat Type 1 Diabetes

  November 18 (HealthDay News) -- Gleevec, a wonder drug that effectively treats leukemia and other ...

• First-Ever Mapping of Cancer Patient's Genome

  November 5 (HealthDay News) -- In a genetics first, researchers report that they have decoded ...

• New Test Detects Rare Leukemia More Quickly

  October 6 (HealthDay News) -- A new technique may help doctors diagnose a rare form ...

• Signaling Protein Could Be Target for Leukemia Chemo

  Sept. 17 (HealthDay News) -- A promising new chemotherapy target for a deadly form of ...

• Survival Rates Improve for Kids with Blood Cancers

  September 10 (HealthDay News) -- In the United States, 5- and 10-year survival rates continue ...

• Methadone Kills Resistant Leukemia Cells

  August 1 (HealthDay News) -- Methadone, a drug used to break addiction to heroin and ...

• Cancer Drug Gleevec Linked to Muscle Damage

  June 18 (HealthDay News) -- French doctors have reported a possible new side effect associated ...

• New Therapy Kills Human Leukemia Cells in Mice

  May 16 (HealthDay News) A treatment that uses natural killer (NK) immune system cells from ...

• Genetic Changes May Dictate Course of Acute Myeloid Leukemia

  April 30 (HealthDay News) -- Breakthroughs in understanding the extremely fine genetic underpinnings of acute ...

• Green Tea, Mushroom Extract Combo Slows Sarcomas

  April 8 (HealthDay News) -- A combination of the active ingredients in reishi mushrooms and ...

• Treanda Treats Rare Cancer

  March 20 (HealthDay News) -- The Cephalon drug Treanda (bendamustine hydrochloride) has been approved by ...

• Gleevec May Disrupt Ovarian Function

  March 6 (HealthDay News) -- Although it's a much more targeted treatment than standard chemotherapy, ...

• Cancer Death Rates Still Declining

  Feb. 20 (HealthDay News) -- Good news continues to come forth from the cancer front: ...