Acute lymphocytic leukemia is one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers in children, although it is rare. It begins in the bone marrow and rapidly progresses. Long-term survival rates exceed 90%, but ...

A new Canadian study found higher rates of childhood leukemia among children living close to gas stations. Researchers ...

A team of researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has uncovered why children with the same leukemia-causing gene mutation can have dramatically different outcomes: It depends on ...

Researchers announced a significant paradigm shift in the understanding of T-lineage acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL), an aggressive and high-risk form of cancer, to one frequently driven by ...

A population-based Quebec birth cohort (n=824,414) captured 1,535 cancers, including 465 leukemias and 359 ALL cases, with most diagnoses occurring at ages 0–4 years. Proximity measures showed the ...

Children born by planned C-section have an increased risk of developing acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) later in life. This is shown by a study conducted by researchers at Karolinska Institutet.

* Planned cesarean linked to higher risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia * B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia risk increased by 29 percent in planned //births * Immune development may be ...

Public concern continues to grow about the harmful effects of pesticides and other environmental pollutants, especially for children. Pesticides have previously been linked to a higher risk of ...

Investigators evaluated children with acute lymphoblastic or acute myeloid leukemia to identify racial/ethnic and neighborhood disparities in acute kidney injury.

While fighting leukemia at Norton Children’s Hospital, 11-year-old Emmalee Wilkins has taken on another mission: lifting the ...