Comparison of outcomes of Clostridium difficile infection in autologous stem cell transplant recipients compared to allogenic stem cell transplant recipients. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the ...

Lymphocytes are types of white blood cells important for fighting off infection and destroying cancer cells inside your body. There are three types of lymphocytes: Do you know the best thing about ...

Medically reviewed by Benjamin Leach, MD Key Takeaways Lymphocytes are white blood cells that help protect the body from ...

There is a need to refine the selection of patients with oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) for treatment de-escalation. We investigated whether pretreatment absolute lymphocyte count (ALC) ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a female and almost 75 years old. My vital signs are always normal, and I am active, but slightly overweight. I get quarterly blood draws, and every reading is in the normal range ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Higher blood neutrophil count and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio predict more severe disease and increased ...

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) affects cells that become lymphocytes. Monitoring the number of lymphocytes in the blood is important for many aspects of this form of cancer. A healthy adult ...

Lymphocytosis means you have a higher-than-usual lymphocyte count, often defined as more than 3 to 4 billion cells per liter of blood. Lymphocytes are white blood cells that help fight disease. Smudge ...

High neutrophils and low lymphocytes can mean your body is under severe stress or fighting an infection. A neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) shows how sick you are and what treatment you may need.