Acute Erythroblastic Leukemia Health Article

Chemotherapy

—The treatment of disease by means of chemicals. In cancer, the chemicals selectively destroy cancerous tissue. When cancer remission occurs, a course of maintenance chemotherapy is often prescribed so as to prevent recurrence.

Erythrocyte

—Red blood cell.

Leukemia

—Cancer of the blood-forming tissues.

Myeloid blast cell

—Type of cancer cell originating in the bone marrow.

Platelet

—A type of blood cell responsible for blood coagulation and for the repair of damaged blood vessels.

Proliferation

—Rapid reproduction of tissue.

Remission

—Complete or partial disappearance of the symptoms of cancer following treatment.

QUESTIONS TO ASK THE DOCTOR

• How can I obtain information on a rare cancer such as acute erythroblastic leukemia?
• How are my chances of recovery affected by the fact that this cancer is so rare?