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Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) in children and young adults

Most cases of CML occur in adults. From -, less than percent of all cases of CML occurred in children, adolescents, and young adults younger than .

Chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML)

CMML is a rare blood cancer that has overlapping features of two other types of blood cancers: MDS and MPNs. CMML is rare in children.

Chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML) signs and symptoms

CMML signs and symptoms vary and depend on type. Myelodysplastic CMML tends to present with low blood counts; myeloproliferative CMML with high blood …

Chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML) diagnosis

CMML is difficult to diagnose and typically involves a series of repeated blood and bone marrow tests over a period of time to rule out other diagnose…

Chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML) treatment

Follow-Up Care

Click here for information about care, including what to expect, and late effects of treatment, survivorship clinics, and other resources such as Th…

Myth vs. Truth: Sugar and Cancer

By Margaret Martin, RD, MS, LDN, Licensed Dietitian and Nutritionist; Certified Diabetes Educator, PearlPoint Cancer Support You shouldn’t eat sug…

Hodgkin lymphoma signs and symptoms

Hodgkin lymphoma signs and symptomsThe most common symptom of Hodgkin lymphoma is one or more enlarged (swollen) lymph nodes. The enlarged lymph node …

Creating Your Budget After Cancer

By Abby Henry, Oncology Content Manager, PearlPoint Cancer Support

Myeloma signs and symptoms

In the early stages of myeloma, some people have no signs or symptoms of the disease. It is sometimes detected before symptoms appear, when results of…

Myeloma diagnosis

Obtaining a precise diagnosis for myeloma will help the doctor to estimate how the disease will progress and determine the appropriate treatment.

Myeloma treatment

Treatment for myeloma may include one or more of these therapies: chemotherapy or drug therapy, stem cell transplantation, radiation, chimeric antigen…

Amber

On November , , I was diagnosed with Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML). There was no sign that anything was wrong until I went in for routine blood w…

Katie

Ten days following the birth of my son in May, I developed a mass on my upper left thigh/groin area. After several weeks of being seen by multiple phy…

Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) signs and symptoms

Some patients initially have no symptoms of MDS, and abnormal results from routine blood tests may be the earliest signs of the disease.

Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) treatment

Every patient’s situation should be evaluated individually by a who specializes in treating MDS and who will discuss the disease subtype, prognostic …

Clinical Trials

Taking part in a clinical trial may be the best treatment choice for some MDS patients. Clinical trials are under way for all types. Today's standard…

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.

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…

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…