Leukaemia

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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Title:   Leukaemia
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   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.
Date:   May 2009
Title:   Colony-stimulating factors for prevention of myelosuppressive therapy-induced febrile neutropenia in children with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   The authors evaluated the efficacy of adding colony-stimulating factors (CSF) after chemotherapy in children with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) to prevent febrile neutropenia, which is a potentially life-threatening side effect of treatment. There...
Date:   Oct 2008
Title:   Bone marrow
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   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.
Date:   Sep 2008
Title:   Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
Publisher:   Virtual Medical Centre.com
Description:   Information on the symptoms, treatment and diagnosis of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia written by professional medical specialists.
Date:   Aug 2008
Title:   Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
Publisher:   Virtual Medical Centre.com
Description:   Information on the symptoms, treatment and diagnosis of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia written by professional medical specialists.
Date:   Aug 2008
Title:   Leukaemia - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Find out about leukaemia, including the different types, symptoms, causes and treatments.
Date:   Jul 2008
Title:   Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)
Publisher:   Virtual Medical Centre.com
Description:   Information on the symptoms, treatment and diagnosis of myelodysplastic syndrome by professional health specialists.
Date:   May 2008
Title:   Acute myeloid leukaemia
Publisher:   Virtual Medical Centre.com
Description:   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.
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   Acute myeloid leukaemia
Publisher:   Virtual Medical Centre.com
Description:   Acute myeloid leukaemia is a type of leukaemia which arises from the precursors of the myeloid cells which would subsequently, in normal circumstances, evolve into normal white cells.
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
Publisher:   Virtual Medical Centre.com
Description:   Leukaemia and acute lymphoblastic leukaemia information for a cancer where there is a malignant proliferation of stem cells within the bone marrow.
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
Publisher:   Virtual Medical Centre.com
Description:   Leukaemia is the name for a cancer where there is a malignant proliferation of stem cells within the bone marrow. Leukaemic blast cells suppress the normal formation of blood cells (haematopoiesis) within the bone marrow.
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   Promyelocytic leukaemia (PML)
Publisher:   Virtual Medical Centre.com
Description:   Information on the symptoms, treatment and diagnosis of Promyelocytic leukaemia by professional health specialists.
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   Chronic Neutrophilic Leukaemia CNL
Publisher:   Virtual Medical Centre.com
Description:   Information on the symptoms, treatment and diagnosis of Chronic Neutrophilic Leukaemia health written by professional medical specialists.
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   Promyelocytic leukaemia (PML)
Publisher:   Virtual Medical Centre.com
Description:   Information on the symptoms, treatment and diagnosis of promyelocytic leukaemia by professional health specialists.
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   Hairy cell leukaemia
Publisher:   Virtual Medical Centre.com
Description:   Information on the symptoms, treatment and diagnosis of Hairy Cell Leukaemia by professional health specialists.
Date:   Feb 2008
Title:   Childhood leukaemia
Publisher:   Virtual Medical Centre.com
Description:   Information on the symptoms, treatment and diagnosis of Childhood leukaemia written by professional medical specialists.
Date:   Feb 2008
Title:   Chronic myeloid leukaemia
Publisher:   Virtual Medical Centre.com
Description:   Information on the symptoms, treatment and diagnosis of chronic myeloid leukaemia written by professional medical specialists.
Date:   Feb 2008
Title:   Childhood leukaemia
Publisher:   Virtual Medical Centre.com
Description:   Information on the symptoms, treatment and diagnosis of childhood leukaemia written by professional medical specialists.
Date:   Feb 2008
Title:   Chronic myeloid leukaemia
Publisher:   Virtual Medical Centre.com
Description:   Information on the symptoms, treatment and diagnosis of chronic myeloid leukaemia written by professional medical specialists.
Date:   Feb 2008
Title:   Leukaemia
Publisher:   The Cancer Council Victoria
Description:   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.
Date:   Sep 2007
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