What Are the Risk Factors for Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)?
But having a risk factor, or even several risk factors, does not mean that you definitely will get the disease. And many people who get the disease may not have had any known risk factors. There are a few known risk factors for acute myeloid ... [... more]
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Low-Dose Cytarabine Improves Survival of Older Patients ...
Acute myeloid leukemia, elderly, cytarabine, hydroxyurea, all-trans retinoic acid. (Definitions of many terms related to cancer can be found in the Cancer.gov Dictionary.) Low doses of the chemotherapy drug cytarabine increased overall survival ... [... more]
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General Information About Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Adult acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a type of cancer in which the bone marrow makes abnormal myeloblasts (a type of white blood cell), red blood cells, or platelets. Smoking, previous chemotherapy treatment, and exposure to radiation may affect ... [... more]
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Immunotherapy and the Immune System
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How Is Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia Diagnosed?
Acute lymphocytic leukemia can cause many different signs and symptoms. Most of these occur in all kinds of ALL, but some are particularly common with certain subtypes. Patients with ALL often have several generalized symptoms. These can include ... [... more]
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What if the Leukemia Doesn't Respond or Comes Back After ...
If leukemia comes back (recurs) after initial treatment, it will most often do so in the bone marrow and blood. Occasionally, the brain or spinal fluid will be the first place it recurs. In these cases, it is sometimes possible to put the ... [... more]
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Leukemia: All - MayoClinic.com
Leukemia - Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, causes, treatment of this blood-related cancer. Leukemia is cancer of your body's blood-forming tissues, including your bone marrow and lymphatic system. It usually starts in your white blood ... [... more]
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Methadone Kills Resistant Leukemia Cells
Low doses of drug used to treat opioid addiction worked without toxic effects, study finds FRIDAY, Aug. 1 (HealthDay News) -- Methadone, a drug used to break addiction to heroin and other opioid drugs, appears to be a potent killer of leukemia ... [... more]
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Based on FDA and CDC's ongoing investigation of the Salmonella outbreak, consumers are advised: Do not eat peanut-containing products on the FDA recall list. If you are concerned about a product, call the phone number on the product packaging or ... [... more]
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The National Library of Medicine (NLM), on the campus of NIH in Bethesda, Maryland, is the world's largest medical library. It collects materials in all major areas of the health sciences and to a lesser degree in such areas as chemistry, ... [... more]
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National Institutes of Health (NIH) - Home Page
Official website of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). NIH is one of the world's foremost medical research centers. An agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the NIH is the Federal focal point for health research. The ... [... more]
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