For older adults with incidentally detected splenomegaly, a very large spleen volume predicts a substantial risk for hematologic cancer in the next 5 years.

Individuals with incidentally detected splenomegaly may be at increased risk for blood and liver cancers, as well as ...

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Even though adults can survive without a spleen, this organ serves several crucial functions. Expert Dr Paul Ng relates some little-known facts about it, and why to take steps to protect it. “The ...

CD8+ T cells - known as "killer" T cells - are the assassins of the immune system. Once they are primed, they seek out and destroy other cells that are infected with virus or cells that are cancerous.

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In a study published in the journal Iraq, Dr. Troels Arbøll analyzed medical prescriptions from ancient Mesopotamia to ...

If you buy something from a link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. Sam Darnold’s spleen is the most talked-about sports organ of the fall, and for good reason. The New York ...