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Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) Learning Center

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Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is one of the most common types of leukemia among adults. This type of cancer is rare under age 40. It generally occurs around age 65. (This article focuses on AML in adults.)
Source:ADAM
Date:July 11, 2008
AML is neither contagious nor inherited. However, people who suffer from certain genetic disorders, such as Fanconi anemia , Klinefelter syndrome, Patau syndrome, Bloom syndrome, and Down syndrome, are at greater risk of developing AML than the ge...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
The goals of cancer treatment are to: Kill or remove cancer cells; Prevent or delay the cancer from coming back; Treat cancer symptoms (if the cancer can not be cured. The types of treatment depend on the specific type of cancer, but may include: ...
Source:ADAM
Date:October 18, 2008
The American Cancer Society (ACS) is a nationwide community-based health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem. Established in 1913 by a handful of physicians and business people in New York City, the ACS has grown...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Public Health
Biological cancer treatments, also known as metabolic treatments, work by detoxifying and strengthening the body so that it can overcome cancer cells and metabolize them. This is almost always done nutritionally, possibly with the aid of nutrition...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
The American Joint Commission on Cancer (AJCC) is an organization dedicated to creating and promoting a universal system of classifying tumors according to their location in the body and involvement with surrounding tissues.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
Supportive cancer therapy is the use of medications to prevent or counteract the unwanted side effects of cancer treatment.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Alternative and complementary therapies refer to treatments outside the mainstream of Western scientific medicine. They cover a wide variety of approaches, ranging from the medical systems of other cultures to special diets or medications, spiritu...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
Definitive cancer therapy is a treatment plan designed to potentially cure cancer using one or a combination of interventions including surgery, radiation, chemical agents, or biological therapies.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Supportive cancer therapy is the use of medicines to counteract unwanted effects of cancer treatment.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States, with one out of every three Americans falling victim to it at some point in their lives. It is a disease of unregulated cell growth. The knowledge gained in cancer biology over the ...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
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