12471 results for
Refine Your Search
Essential thrombocythemia (ET)
ET is a rare blood disease where a person’s bone marrow produces too many platelets, which may lead to blood clots in the blood vessels.
Blood Cancer
Returning to School
Consider educating family members, friends, school personnel and healthcare providers about your child's possible and late effects of treatment. In p…
Watch and Wait
Watch and wait involves closely monitoring a patient's condition without giving any treatment until symptoms appear or change. Some people can manage …
Drug Therapies
In the past decade alone, new drugs and new uses for existing drugs have greatly improved rates of cure or remission for patients of all ages. Newer "…
Methods to Administer Drugs
Chemotherapy and other drugs are often given in combination with each other and can be given in different ways. The method of administering the drug i…
Immunotherapy
Immunotherapy, also called biological therapy, utilizes your own immune system to fight cancer. It generally results in fewer side effects than chemo…
Stem cell transplantation
What are stem cells?Blood stem cells are produced in the marrow of the bones and can become any kind of blood cell the body needs. Stem cells are cons…
Support Resources
How a Clinical Trial Works
Clinical trials are conducted worldwide under rigorous guidelines to help doctors find out whether new cancer treatments are safe and effective or bet…
Are Clinical Trials Safe?
U.S. clinical trials are designed to give patients the safest, potentially most effective clinical therapies. Clinical trials are conducted once resea…
Finding a Clinical Trial
If you're interested in the possibility of a clinical trial as a treatment option, talk with your doctor first. He or she can help you find an eligibl…
Clinical Trials and Insurance Issues
Once you've identified a clinical trial you may want to join, you'll need to consider how your care will be paid for. Insurance coverage for clinical …
Other Disease Studies
Another type of study that blood cancer patients and their relatives can participate in is a nontherapeutic study. Nontherapeutic studies aren't consi…
Mouth and Throat Sores
The lining of your mouth and throat are particularly susceptible to damage from cancer treatment. Chemotherapy and other anticancer drugs can cause th…
Choosing a Blood Cancer Specialist or a Treatment Center
Taking an active role in making decisions regarding your treatment can have a positive effect on your health and quality of life. One of your first ch…
Fely
Hello, my name is Fely Agustin, I am years old and a mother to two teenagers. One is going to be a freshman in college and another a freshman in high…
_dam_file_41281.jpg?crop=true&keep=c&w=400&h=400)
Minerva
Sobreviviente de Leucemia Mieloide AgudaHartsdale, NY El de octubre de , cuando tenía años de edad, me diagnosticaron leucemia mieloide aguda (AML, …
Options for Males
Males can take certain steps and precautions to preserve fertility before, during and after treatment. Options to Preserve Fertility before T…
Options for Females
Females can take certain steps and precautions to preserve fertility before, during and after treatment. Options to Preserve Fertility Before Tr…
Dietitians and Nutritionists
Get a Free Nutrition Consultation You may want to ask your doctor to refer you to a dietitian or a nutritionist for specific advice and guidance…
Types of Plans
The following general descriptions may vary from your coverage, so always check your own plan description. Health Maintenance Organizations …
Valentina
Valentina age ½ Leukemia Survivor In December , Valentina was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. She had to endure intensive chemotherapy …
Santino
Santino age Leukemia Survivor Diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in March , Santino’s treatment has been very intense with chemotherapy and…
Olivia
Olivia age Leukemia Survivor Olivia was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia at the age of two. She underwent numerous rounds of chemotherapy, rece…
Nicholas
Nicholas age Lymphoma Survivor Nicholas is a Burkitt’s ’s lymphoma survivor who is currently years old and has been in remission for more than two …
Kaeli
Kaeli age ½ Lymphoma Survivor In September of Kaeli was not acting like her usual self and ended up at the family’s doctor. A CT scan showed masses…