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Leukaemia (or leukemia) is a type of cancer that affects the bone marrow, which is the soft, spongy centre of the bone that produces blood cells.
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Reviewed February 2009
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Leukaemia
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Better Health Channel
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Leukaemia is a cancer of blood-forming cells in the bone marrow. Large numbers of white blood cells are produced, which crowd the bone marrow and can affect the production of normal cells. There are four main types of leukaemia. In many cases, leukaemia can be cured or kept under control. Chemotherapy is the main treatment.
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May 2009
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Bone marrow
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Better Health Channel
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Bone marrow, a soft substance inside bone cavities, makes blood cells. Diseases of the bone marrow such as leukaemia, aplastic anaemia and reticulum cell sarcoma of bone tend to upset the making of blood cells. In some cases, a bone marrow transplant is the best treatment.
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Sep 2008
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Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
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Virtual Medical Centre.com
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Information on the symptoms, treatment and diagnosis of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia written by professional medical specialists.
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Aug 2008
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Leukaemia - myDr.com.au
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myDr
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Find out about leukaemia, including the different types, symptoms, causes and treatments.
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Jul 2008
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Acute myeloid leukaemia
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Virtual Medical Centre.com
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Leukaemia, acute myeloid leukaemia that arises from the precursors of the myeloid cells which would subsequently, in normal circumstances, evolve into normal white cells information.
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Apr 2008
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Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
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Virtual Medical Centre.com
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Leukaemia and acute lymphoblastic leukaemia information for a cancer where there is a malignant proliferation of stem cells within the bone marrow.
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Apr 2008
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Promyelocytic leukaemia (PML)
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Virtual Medical Centre.com
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Information on the symptoms, treatment and diagnosis of Promyelocytic leukaemia by professional health specialists.
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Apr 2008
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Chronic Neutrophilic Leukaemia CNL
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Virtual Medical Centre.com
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Information on the symptoms, treatment and diagnosis of Chronic Neutrophilic Leukaemia health written by professional medical specialists.
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Apr 2008
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Hairy cell leukaemia
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Virtual Medical Centre.com
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Information on the symptoms, treatment and diagnosis of hairy cell leukaemia by professional health specialists.
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Feb 2008
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Childhood leukaemia
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Virtual Medical Centre.com
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Information on the symptoms, treatment and diagnosis of childhood leukaemia written by professional medical specialists.
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Feb 2008
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Chronic myeloid leukaemia
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Virtual Medical Centre.com
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Information on the symptoms, treatment and diagnosis of chronic myeloid leukaemia written by professional medical specialists.
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Feb 2008
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Leukaemia
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The Cancer Council Victoria
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Leukaemia is cancer of blood-forming cells and it causes large numbers of abnormal white blood cells to be made, which can spread into other organs.
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Sep 2007
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Treatment of adult leukaemias
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Australian Prescriber
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Improved understanding of the molecular causes of leukaemia is altering the approach to management. Acute myeloid leukaemia is managed with chemotherapy according to the patient's prognostic factors, but stem cell transplantation may be an option.
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Jun 2006
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Purine antagonists for chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Despite increasing insight into its tumour biology B-CLL remains an incurable disease. So far, chemotherapy with alkylating agents such as chlorambucil has been the mainstay of treatment in B-CLL. However, purine antagonists such as fludarabine are incr...
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May 2006
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Leukaemia.
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Better Health Channel
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Leukaemia is cancer of the white blood cells in the bone marrow.
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Aug 2003
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New listing cuts the costs of leukaemia drug - myDr.com.au
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myDr
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A broader Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme listing for Glivec, a once-daily capsule for the treatment of chronic myeloid leukaemia, means more patients can afford the breakthrough treatment.
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Sep 2002
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