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Leukemia

Leukemia: Introduction

Leukemia: Cancer of the blood cells, usually white blood cells. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Leukemia is available below.

Symptoms of Leukemia

• No early symptoms - especially in the early stages of chronic leukemias, which do not worsen quickly.
• Fever
• Chills
• Flu-like symptoms
• Anemia - see also symptoms of anemia:
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 43 symptoms of Leukemia

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Leukemia:

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• Cancer-Related Home Testing:
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Leukemia: Complications

Read more about complications of Leukemia.

Disease Topics Related To Leukemia

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Leukemia:

• Acute lymphoid leukemia
• Chronic lymphoid leukemia
• Acute myeloid leukemia
• Chronic myeloid leukemia
• Chemotherapy
• Radiation
• more related diseases...»

Medical Textbooks Online about Leukemia

Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Diagnostic Tests for Leukemia

• Physical exam
• Blood tests
• Bone marrow aspiration
• Bone marrow biopsy
• Spinal tap (lumbar puncture) - looks for leukemia in CSF
• more tests...»

See full list of 6 diagnostic tests for Leukemia

Wrongly Diagnosed with Leukemia?

• Misdiagnosis of Leukemia
• Failure to diagnose Leukemia
• Hidden causes of Leukemia (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Leukemia

Leukemia: Medical Mistakes

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Leukemia: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:

• Women's Reproductive Health: diseases that are commonly undiagnosed:
  • Overactive Bladder Syndrome -- Undiagnosed
  • PCOS -- Undiagnosed
  • Chlamydia -- Undiagnosed
  • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Cervical Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Breast Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Ovarian Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Von Willebrand Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • more ...»
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Misdiagnosis and Leukemia

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Leukemia: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Cancer Specialists:
  • Oncology (Cancer specialists)
  • Radiation Oncology
  • Pediatric Hematology / Oncology (Child Cancer/Leukemia)
  • Radiation Oncology (Diagnostic/X-rays)
  • Gynecological Oncology
  • Hematology (Blood/Leukemia Specialists)
  • Colon & Rectal Surgery
• Blood Health Specialists (Hematology):
  • Hematology (Blood Specialists)
  • Hematopathology (Blood Diagnostics)
• more specialists...»

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Hospitals & Clinics: Leukemia

Research quality ratings and patient safety measures for medical facilities in specialties related to Leukemia:

• Cancer (Oncology) -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• more hospital ratings...»

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Choosing the Best Hospital: More general information, not necessarily in relation to Leukemia, on hospital performance and surgical care quality:

• 50 Best Hospitals Report
• Outstanding Patient Experinece Award Winning Hospitals
• Women's Health Best Hospitals
• Patient Safety
• Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence Study (2009)

Leukemia: Rare Types

Rare types of diseases and disorders in related medical categories:

• Women's Reproductive Health -- rare types of diseases:
  • Overactive Bladder Syndrome -- Rare Types
  • PCOS -- Rare Types
  • Chlamydia -- Rare Types
  • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease -- Rare Types
  • Cervical Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Breast Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Ovarian Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Von Willebrand Disease -- Rare Types
  • more ...»
• more rare diseases...»

Causes of Leukemia

Read more about causes of Leukemia.

More information about causes of Leukemia:

• Leukemia as a complication caused by other conditions
• Leukemia as a symptom
• Medical news summaries relating to Causes of Leukemia

Treatments for Leukemia

• Immediate treatment - for acute leukemia cases and progressing chronic leukemia.
• Watchful waiting - some cases of chronic leukemia may not need immediate treatment if the disease is not progressing.
• Chemotherapy - the most common treatment type.
  • Oral chemotherapy
  • Intravenous chemotherapy
• more treatments...»

See full list of 27 treatments for Leukemia

Latest Treatments for Leukemia

• Rehydration
• Platelet transfusion
• Vincristine
• Prednisone
• Asparaginase
• more treatments...»

See full list of 20 latest treatments for Leukemia

News Archives for Leukemia

Medical news articles related to Leukemia include:

• Donor Stem-Cell Transplant Best For Acute Myeloid Leukemia
• Signs of Leukemia Show Up Years Before Diagnosis
• Hard-to-Treat Leukemia Cell Subtype Identified
• Childhood Leukemia Subtype Resists Treatment
• New Therapy Kills Human Leukemia Cells in Mice
• more health news...»

Source: HealthDay News

Videos for Leukemia

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Patient Surveys for Leukemia

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Prognosis for Leukemia

More about prognosis of Leukemia

Reseach about Leukemia

Visit our research pages for current research about Leukemia treatments.

Clinical Trials for Leukemia

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Leukemia include:

• Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Recurrent or Refractory Leukemia - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - etoposide,topotecan
• Tipifarnib in Treating Older Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - tipifarnib
• Combination Chemotherapy Plus Biological Therapy in Treating Patients With Acute Myelogenous Leukemia - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - amifostine,broxuridine,cytarabine,idarubicin,idoxuridine,interferon alfa,isotretinoin,mitoxantrone
• High-Dose Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy Followed by Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation in Treating Patients With Acute Leukemia in Remission - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - etoposide,filgrastim
• Arsenic Trioxide in Treating Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - arsenic trioxide
• more trials...»

See full list of 1376 Clinical Trials for Leukemia

Statistics for Leukemia

• Medical statistics for Leukemia
• Prevalence and incidence statistics for Leukemia
• Death and Mortality statistics for Leukemia
• Society statistics for Leukemia

Leukemia: Broader Related Topics

• Cancer
• Immunoproliferative diseases
• Blood conditions
• Bone Marrow Conditions
• Myeloproliferative diseases
• more types...»

Types of Leukemia

Types of Leukemia

• Subtype by progression:
  • Acute leukemia - gets worse quickly.
  • Chronic leukemia - gets worse more slowly.
• Type of cell affected:
  • Lymphocytic leukemia - affecting lymphoid cells
• more types...»

See full list of 13 Types of Leukemia

Curable Types of Leukemia

Possibly curable types of Leukemia include:

• Ionising radiation related leukaemia
• Viruses related leukaemia
• more types...»

Rare Types of Leukemia:

Rare types of Leukemia include:

• Hairy cell leukaemia
• Acute lymphocytic leukaemia associated with viral infections
• Fanconi anemia associated with acute myelogenous leukaemia
• more types...»

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Definitions of Leukemia:

A malignant (clonal) hematologic disorder, involving hematopoietic stem cells and characterized by the presence of primitive or atypical myeloid or lymphoid cells in the bone marrow and the blood. Leukemias are classified as acute or chronic based on the degree of cellular differentiation and the predominant cell type present. Leukemia is usually associated with anemia, fever, hemorrhagic episodes and splenomegaly. Common leukemias include acute myeloid leukemia, chronic myelogenous leukemia, acute lymphoblastic or precursor lymphoblastic leukemia, and chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Treatment is vital to patient survival; untreated, the natural course of acute leukemias is normally measured in weeks or months, while that of chronic leukemias is more often measured in months or years. -- 2004 - (Source - Diseases Database)

Malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by abnormal proliferation of leukocytes; one of the four major types of cancer - (Source - WordNet 2.1)

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