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 January 2008

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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
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:	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 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:	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:	Better Health Channel
Description:	Leukaemia is a cancer of blood-forming cells. Leukaemia causes large numbers of white blood cells to be made. There are different types of leukaemia. Chemotherapy is the main treatment.
Date:	Nov 2007

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

Title:	Bone marrow
Publisher:	Better Health Channel
Description:	Blood cells are made by bone marrow, which is a soft jelly - like substance found inside bone cavities. Diseases of the bone marrow tend to upset the making of blood cells. In some cases, a bone marrow transplant is the best treatment.
Date:	Sep 2006

Title:	Treatment of adult leukaemias
Publisher:	Australian Prescriber
Description:	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.
Date:	Jun 2006

Title:	Purine antagonists for chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	Despite increasing insight into its tumor 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 incre...
Date:	May 2006

Title:	Colony stimulating factors for prevention of myelosupressive 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 an important life-threatening side effect of treatment. There ...
Date:	Apr 2005

Title:	Leukaemia.
Publisher:	Better Health Channel
Description:	Leukaemia is cancer of the white blood cells in the bone marrow.
Date:	Aug 2003

Title:	New PBS listing cuts the costs of leukaemia drug for patients
Publisher:	myDr
Description:	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.
Date:	Sep 2002

Title:	Morbidity of Vietnam Veterans: Supplementary Report 2: Adrenal gland cancer, leukaemia and non-Hodgkin's lymphona
Publisher:	Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:	This report provides medical validations for three conditions of concern regarding the health of Vietnam veterans and their children - adrenal gland cancer in veterans' children, the four main types of leukaemia in veterans and their children, and non-Hodgkins lymphona in veterans.
Date:	Nov 2001

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