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 ...

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 ...

Legislation that will require health insurance policies to provide coverage for bone marrow testing at a facility certified under the Federal Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act and accredited by the ...

In multiple myeloma, abnormal plasma cells build up inside bone marrow -- the spongy tissue inside large bones where blood cells are produced. Over time, myeloma cells cause damage to bones, kidneys, ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Evidence of systemic mast cell activation in the PROSPECTOR study was split into three categories. A REMA score ...

Blood tests help doctors detect multiple myeloma by measuring changes in blood cells and proteins associated with bone marrow cancer. A complete blood count (CBC) can show low red blood cells or ...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — The inaugural Operation Ring the Bell 5k is being held on Aug. 9 at Woodruff Park from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Alongside the 5k, there will be bone marrow swab testing. All proceeds ...

The SUNY Cortland football team is calling on the local community to get in the game and join the fight against diseases affecting bone marrow, such as leukemia. The program will host its seventh ...