Transcript: Nicole Lamanna, M.D.: Welcome to CURE Expert Connections®. I’m Dr. Nicole Lamanna, associate professor of medicine at Columbia University [Irving] Medical Center. I’m a leukemia expert, ...

Although CLL follows a different staging format than other cancer types, diagnosing the disease properly can open the doors for more effective treatment and management strategies. Diagnosing and ...

The 5-year relative survival rate for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) among adults ages 20 or older is 87%. Treatment can help people manage CLL symptoms and improve their overall outlook.

Two-third of those who receive a chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) diagnosis are age 65 or older, so the ease with which drugs are covered in Medicare has an outsized role in patient access to care.

A cancer diagnosis hits like a thunderbolt, changing lives instantly and profoundly. Victor Gonzalez, senior director of patient programs and support services at The Lymphoma Research Foundation, ...

Although a single CLL-specific genomic aberration has not been identified, ≥80% of CLL cases do exhibit chromosomal abnormalities. 7 Four common genomic alterations exist and include aberrations on ...

Having someone say the words “you have cancer” can be one of the most surreal moments of your life—especially if that cancer is chronic lymphocytic leukemia, or CLL. A slow-growing blood cancer, CLL ...

Life is a collection of moments, some positive and joyful, others more challenging and confusing. And there are certain moments in life we’ll always remember coming together with loved ones for big ...

Investigators found that, in 587 patients with CLL, the risk of skin cancer had risen prior to the diagnosis of CLL. Chemotherapy, male gender, and age 70 or older were independent risk factors for ...

Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) and chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) are two different types of leukemia. Both conditions affect white blood cells. CML affects a type of white blood cell called ...