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Leukemia research breakthrough: a new way to trigger cancer cell suicide

AuthorJessica Moore
Date

May 18, 2016

Better therapies for acute myeloid leukemia (AML), a fast-growing cancer of the bone marrow, are urgently needed. Nearly 15,000 people in the United States are diagnosed with AML each year, and it’s the most common acute leukemia in adults. The cause of the disease is unknown, and it is usually fatal within the first five years. Continue reading “Leukemia research breakthrough: a new way to trigger cancer cell suicide”