Acute lymphocytic leukemia: Related Videos

Leukemia Explained

A routine check-up may find that you have too many white blood cells, a sign of leukemia. What can be done? Learn about leukemia and how new treatments are providing hope.

Keywords: Leukemia, blood cancers, cancers of the blood, lymphocytic leukemia, acute myeloid leukemia, chronic myeloid leukemia, acute lymphocytic leukemia, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, bone marrow transplant, watchful waiting, targeted therapies, Rituxan, Gleevec, acute leukemia, chronic leukemia;

CLL Overview

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia or CLL accounts for 25% of all leukemias in the U.S., most common in adults over 50. It affects certain white blood cells called lymphocytes with serious consequences for the body's immune system.

Keywords: Chronic lymphocytic leukemia, CLL, lymphocytes, white blood cells

Gene CML

The genetics of chronic myeloid leukemia are now well understood. Listen to researchers as they explain the path they took to their remarkable discoveries beginning over 40 years ago, in a research lab in Philadelphia.

Keywords: Gleevec, Glevec, Glevic, Glivec, imatinib, interferon, Philadelphia chromosome, BCR-Abl, cancer gene, CML, Chronic Myeloid Leukemia, cancer research, Peter Nowell, Janet Rowley, translocation, translocations, mutations, Hungerford

Monitoring CML

A wide range of laboratory tests is used to monitor a patient's response to therapy for chronic myeloid leukemia. Listen to experts explain the tests and their range of sensitivity.

Keywords: Chronic myeloid leukemia, CML, chronic myelogenous leukemia, blood cancer, Gleevec, imatinib, resistance, relapse, bone marrow, stem cell, transplants, allogeneic transplants, allogenic transplants, BMS 354825, AMN 107, blood tests, bone marrow tests, cytogenetic testing, FISH, fluorescence in situ hybridization, PCR, polymerase chain reaction.

CML Drug Resist

The approval of Gleevec (imatinib) in 2001 changed the future for patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). CML is now one of the most treatable forms of cancer. In some patients, however, their disease becomes resistant to the treatment. Listen to the story of how one patient, along with her oncologist, Dr. Hagop Kantarjian of the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, managed her CML.

Keywords: cancer, leukemia, gleevec, bone cancer, amino acids, Philadelphia Chromosome, cancer research, bone marrow transplant, leukemia symptoms, acute leukemia, leukaemia, alternative cancer treatment, cml, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, cancer statistics, signal transduction, leukemia society, cancer cells, cancer research journal, cancer stages, liver cancer symptoms, cancer drugs, bone marrow transplants, acute lymphocytic leukemia, sti 571, childhood leukemia, bone marrow cancer, cancer photos, symptoms bone cancer, cancer vaccine, cancer cures, chronic myelogenous leukemia, chronic myeloid leukemia, acute myeloid leukemia, acute myelogenous leukemia, chronic leukemia, molecular response, cytogenetic response, hematologic, hematologic response, hematology

CML Therapy Side Effects

Even "targeted" therapy for chronic myeloid leukemia is not without side effects. Some, like low blood counts, are serious. Hear how one patient, along with her oncologist, Dr. Neil Shah of UCLA, managed the side effects of her CML treatment.

Keywords: cancer, leukemia, gleevec, bone cancer, amino acids, Philadelphia Chromosome, cancer research, bone marrow transplant, leukemia symptoms, acute leukemia, leukaemia, alternative cancer treatment, cml, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, cancer statistics, signal transduction, leukemia society, cancer cells, cancer research journal, cancer stages, liver cancer symptoms, cancer drugs, bone marrow transplants, acute lymphocytic leukemia, sti 571, childhood leukemia, bone marrow cancer, cancer photos, symptoms bone cancer, cancer vaccine, cancer cures, chronic myelogenous leukemia, chronic myeloid leukemia, acute myeloid leukemia, acute myelogenous leukemia, chronic leukemia, molecular response, cytogenetic response, hematologic, hematologic response, hematology

Pap Smears

For many women, the words "pap smear" are synonymous with "embarassment" and "dread".  Few would disagree that pap smears are one of the least pleasant routines in a woman's life.  But do you know why they are so important -- or what they're for at all?   Join our panel of experts as they discuss everything you've always wanted to know about pap smears -- from the basics to the latest advances. Topics will include:

• What do pap smears detect?  How do they work?
• When should women start getting them?  How often?
• What constitutes an "abnormal" pap smear result?  What happens if you have one?
• What are new techniques for reading pap smear results are available?  How effective are they?

Keywords: cervical cancer, pap smears, women, gynecologists, vagina, cervix, reproductive, Ob/GYN, risk, sexual intercourse, HPV, human papilloma virus, genital warts, lesions, multiple partners, smoking, screening tests, dysplastic changes, colposopy, abnormal cells, biopsies, auto-pap, thin-prep, Dr. Shawn Biggers, Dr. Flavia Golden