Myeloblasts are precursors to specific types of white blood cells that help your body fight infections. Too many myeloblasts may be a sign of a blood cancer like leukemia. Myeloblasts, or blast cells, ...
Relapsed acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is when cancer returns after a period of remission. Refractory AML means cancer has not responded to multiple rounds of treatment. Both can affect your treatment ...
On Monday, Good Morning America anchor Robin Roberts announced to viewers that she has been diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndrome, a blood and bone marrow disease once known as preleukemia. Roberts, ...
Chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML) is a rare type of blood cancer. Some people live a long time with CMML, but others go on to develop acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Chronic myelomonocytic leukemia ...
As our hair goes gray and our muscles weaken with age, our immune system also changes. In particular, the stem cells that ...
BPDCN is an aggressive type of blood cancer that originates from plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs), a component of the immune system that produces type 1 interferon cytokines. These cytokines help ...