December 5, 2019

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is a cancer that occurs when the bone marrow makes too many lymphocytes, a type of white blood cell. CLL usually grows slowly compared to other leukemias, and it may not cause symptoms for some time. CLL is one of four main types of leukemia. It is the second most common...

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is the most common form of leukemia in the United States. In fact, it is often considered a disease primarily isolated to the Western world. There are remarkable patterns in the incidence of the disease among ethnicities. It most commonly appears in Caucasian individuals and markedly less so in non-Caucasians. For...

Although the overall rate of people dying from cancer in the United States has dropped 27% in the past 25 years, some disadvantaged populations didn’t see the same decline. “We’re making progress against cancer in the United States, but some groups aren’t benefitting as much as others,” said Kassandra Alcaraz, PhD, MPH. “Health is affected...