acute myeloid leukemia

Photo of Shannon Camlek and her husband Tim.
FISH testing helps detect unseen cancer cells

With the help of specialized genetic testing at Mayo Clinic, Shannon Camlek was finally able to achieve remission of acute myeloid leukemia.

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Trust and timing: How a bone marrow transplant gave a man extra birthdays to celebrate

Dean Weitenhagen reflects on his yearslong journey with acute myeloid leukemia and how a treatment he feared saved his life.

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Mayo Clinic discovery in bone marrow cancer points to potential drug targets

New research finds that patients with ASXL1-mutant chronic myelomonocytic leukemia have distinctive epigenetic changes that can activate harmful genes and cause the cancer to grow faster.