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Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)
Adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia is cancer of the blood and bone marrow that causes signs and symptoms like petechiae, weight loss, and shortness of breath. Treatment may involve radiation therapy, chemotherapy, targeted therapy, and/or chemotherapy with a stem cell transplant. -
Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
Adult acute myeloid leukemia is a form of cancer that causes signs and symptoms like easy bruising, weight loss, petechiae, and fever. Treatment may incorporate radiation therapy, chemotherapy, stem cell transplant, and drug therapy. -
Myelodysplastic Myeloproliferative Leukemia Types
Myelodysplastic/myeloproliferative neoplasms are a group of diseases in which the bone marrow makes too many white blood cells. These are types of leukemia. Myelodysplastic/myeloproliferative neoplasms have features of both myelodysplastic syndromes and myeloproliferative neoplasms. -
Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)
Childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia is the most common form of cancer in children. Easy bruising, fever, bone pain, weakness, and appetite loss are signs and symptoms of childhood ALL. Treatments for childhood ALL include radiation therapy, chemotherapy, chemotherapy with a stem cell transplant, and targeted therapy. -
Childhood Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
Childhood acute myeloid leukemia is a cancer of the bone marrow or blood. Symptoms include fever, night sweats, rash, painless lumps, and easy bleeding. Treatment options include chemotherapy, radiation therapy, stem cell transplant, and targeted therapy. -
How Does Leukemia Affect the Body?
Leukemia is a cancer of the blood cells, usually the white blood cells though it can start in other types of blood cells. In patients with leukemia, the bone marrow in the center of the bones produces abnormal blood cells that grow out of control and get into the bloodstream. Fatigue, weakness, shortness of breath, easy bruising and others may be symptoms of leukemia, if there are any at all. -
Leukemia Health
Leukemia is a cancer of the blood-forming cells in the bone marrow. Fevers, night sweats, frequent infections, fatigue, weight loss, and easy bleeding or bruising are symptoms of leukemia. Leukemia is diagnosed with blood tests, biopsies, chest X-rays, and lumbar puncture. Treatment for leukemia may involve chemotherapy, targeted therapy, biological therapy, radiation, stem cell transplantation, surgery, or a combination of these. Many factors determine the prognosis for leukemia.
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Leukemia Leukemia is a cancer of the blood-forming cells in the bone marrow. Fevers, night sweats, frequent infections, fatigue, weight loss, and easy bleeding or bruising are symptoms of leukemia. Leukemia is diagnosed with blood tests, biopsies, chest X-rays, and lumbar puncture. Treatment for leukemia may involve chemotherapy, targeted therapy, biological therapy, radiation, stem cell transplantation, surgery, or a combination of these. Many factors determine the prognosis for leukemia.
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