The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation has announced eight recipients of the 2025 Damon Runyon-Rachleff Innovation Award, established to support high-risk, high-reward ideas with the potential to ...
A research team made a pivotal discovery in the field of cancer immunotherapy. The team identified a specific population of immune cells that play a critical role in successful treatment of relapsed ...
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute researchers have identified factors that determine whether donor lymphocyte infusion (DLI), a standard therapy for patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) who have ...
The nervous system is the body’s direct communication system. It’s made up of the body’s many nerve cells. These cells work together in a network that sends and receives signals from one ...
Even the healthiest of people get sick every now and then. But by fine-tuning certain aspects of your health routine, such as diet and stress management, you can help support your immune system's ...
Clinical trials are exploring new targets beyond PD-L1, potentially expanding immunotherapy’s reach. Immunotherapy enables white blood cells to recognize and attack cancer cells, which often evade the ...
The immune system serves as the body’s primary defense against illness, making its maintenance crucial for overall health. While basic practices like hand washing and balanced nutrition form the ...
About 22,010 people will be diagnosed with AML. Most cases will be in adults. About 11,090 people will die from AML. Again, most of these deaths will be in adults. AML accounts for about 1 out of 3 ...
About 9,560 new cases will be diagnosed with CML (5,610 in men and 3,950 in women) About 1,290 people will die of CML (740 men and 550 women) About 15% of all new cases of leukemia are chronic myeloid ...
AML refers to any cancer that develops in myeloid ... because cancer cells can hide in the body undetected by a person's immune system," Siegel said. That said, the longer a person is in remission ...