Researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have developed a blood test that could transform the diagnosis and monitoring of multiple myeloma (MM) and its precursor conditions. The new method, known ...

A highly sensitive test that detects traces of disease in the bone marrow of patients with a rare and aggressive type of blood cancer could help double their chances of survival, a first-of-its-kind ...

Diagnosis typically involves a physical exam to check for swollen lymph nodes and blood tests to measure lymphocyte counts. In some cases, bone marrow tests are used to evaluate cancer progression. CT ...

Patients with a rare and aggressive type of blood cancer could soon have their chances of survival doubled as a groundbreaking trial to detect the disease earlier concludes. Scientists working on the ...

A highly sensitive bone marrow test could double survival rates for some groups of younger adults with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) by helping doctors identify if they might relapse up to three months ...

Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) affects your bone marrow, where your body makes new blood cells. It can be hard to diagnose. For one thing, it's rare. And its symptoms look like those of ...

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is a form of cancer that leads to an atypically high level of lymphocytes within the bone marrow. Tests, such as a bone marrow biopsy, can determine how advanced CLL ...

Doctors use multiple diagnostic tests, including blood, bone marrow, and genetic assessments, to diagnose chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Following testing, doctors categorize CLL into five stages.

Blood tests may be the first step in diagnosing leukemia. However, additional testing is usually needed to make an accurate diagnosis. Leukemia is cancer that starts in bone marrow stem cells. These ...