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Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) Learning Center
Treatments could include:
- Chemotherapy
- Bone Marrow Transpl...
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Stem Cell Transplant
- Platelet Transfusion
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Red Blood Cell Transfusion
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Treatment involves using medicines to kill the cancer cells. This is called chemotherapy. But chemotherapy kills normal cells, too. This may cause side effects such as excessive bleeding and an increased risk for infection. Your doctor may want to...
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Unlike several other cancers, AML is not staged. However, a classification system is used to separate different forms of AML. One of the most important classification systems, devised by a team of physicians, is known as the French-American-Britis...
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Chemotherapy is the systemic (whole body) treatment of cancer with anticancer drugs.
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Chemotherapy is the use of drugs to kill bacteria, viruses, fungi, and cancer cells. Most commonly, the term is used to refer to cancer-killing drugs. This article focuses on cancer chemotherapy.
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Chemotherapy is treatment of cancer with anticancer drugs .
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Chemotherapy, sometimes referred to as "chemo," is the treatment of cancer with anticancer drugs.
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Chemotherapy is the treatment of cancer with anti- cancer drugs .
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The bone marrow—the sponge-like tissue found in the center of certain bones—contains stem cells that are the precursors of white blood cells, red blood cells, and platelets. These blood cells are vital for normal body functions, such as oxygen tra...
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A bone marrow transplant delivers healthy bone marrow stem cells into the patient. It replaces bone marrow that is either not working properly or has been destroyed (ablated) by chemotherapy or radiation.
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The bone marrow—the sponge-like tissue found in the center of certain bones—contains stem cells that are the precursors of white blood cells, red blood cells, and platelets. These blood cells are vital for normal body functions, such as oxygen tra...
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The bone marrow—the sponge-like tissue found in the center of certain bones—contains stem cells that are the precursors of white blood cells, red blood cells, and platelets. These blood cells are vital for normal body functions, such as oxygen tra...
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The process of transferring whole blood or blood components from one person (donor) to another (recipient).
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Transfusion is the process of transferring whole blood or blood components from a donor to a recipient.
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Transfusion therapy refers to the process of administering whole blood or blood components to a patient through an intravenous (IV) needle or catheter placed in a patient's vein. Blood and blood products may be autologous (comprised of the patient...
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The process of transferring whole blood or blood components from one person (donor) to another (recipient).
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