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Understanding Leukemia

Source: www.leukemia-lymphoma.org
Topic: Leukemia
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Sort Desciption: This booklet is for anyone interested in learning more about leukemia. It explains the four main types of leukemia, how leukemia is diagnosed, general methods of treatment, and how The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society can help. ...

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This booklet is for anyone interested in learning more about leukemia. It explains the four main types of leukemia, how leukemia is diagnosed, general methods of treatment, and how The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society can help. The progress that has been made in treating leukemia gives patients and caregivers more hope than ever before. Treatments may include drug therapy, monoclonal antibody therapy, stem cell transplantation, and for some patients, radiation therapy. More information about each type of leukemia and specific treatments is in the Societys free booklets, including: Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia: A Guide for Patients and Families Acute Myelogenous Leukemia: A Guide for Patients and Families Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: A Guide for Patients and Families Chronic Myelogenous. Inside This Booklet What Is Leukemia? 3 How Does Leukemia Develop? 5 Whos at Risk? 8 Signs and Symptoms 10 Diagnosis 12 Treatment 13 Social and Emotional Effects of Leukemia 16 Were Here to Help 17 This booklet from The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society is for general information only. Additional disease and treatmentspecific information appears in several of the Societys other free publications. The Society does not give medical advice or medical services. This booklet was supported ...

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