Burkitt lymphoma is a rare aggressive B cell lymphoma that accounts for 30 to 50 percent of lymphomas in children but only 1 to 2 percent of lymphomas in adults. Burkitt lymphoma is rapidly fatal ...

Aubrey Barnett was 17 when diagnosed with a rare cancer, but says she "tried not to let the cancer treatments stop me" — and was even crowned Homecoming Queen Aubrey Barnett was diagnosed with a rare ...

A cancer of the immune system first identified in Uganda in 1958, Burkitt lymphoma is one of the fastest growing tumors. It can kill so quickly that a diagnosis is treated as an emergency, said Dr.

Adult patients with a type of cancer known as Burkitt lymphoma had excellent long-term survival rates -- upwards of 90 percent -- following treatment with low-intensity chemotherapy regimens ...

Treatment advances have helped improve survival of Burkitt lymphoma, a highly aggressive cancer, but not among the elderly, patients at a late stage, or black people. A new study uses those ...

Burkitt lymphoma is an extremely fast growing form of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma that originates from a subgroup of white blood cells called B lymphocytes of the immune system.

A new stratified risk scoring system can help define patient prognosis and possibly guide treatment in Burkitt lymphoma.

Few trials in Burkitt lymphoma have included substantial numbers of elderly patients. We strongly advocate for specific clinical trials of intensive chemotherapeutic regimens enrolling larger ...

Burkitt lymphoma (BL) has unique biology and clinical course but lacks a standardized prognostic model. We developed and validated a novel prognostic index specific for BL to aid risk stratification, ...

Checkpoint inhibitor nivolumab may be an effective treatment for refractory Burkitt lymphoma, a rare and aggressive form of cancer.