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Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia by catattack Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, otherwise known as CLL or cancer of the blood cells, is the most common type of adult leukemia. CLL accounts for nearly one-third of all leukemia cases. The averag ... Read on »

Sem cell transplantation in ALL by Mark Levin Patients with relapsed acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) have an extremely poor prognosis. Patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) who experience a relapse following chemotherapy and maint ... Read on »

Acute leukemia quiz by pathologystudent Another quiz – this time on acute leukemia. Answers and explanations are in the first comment following this post.1. Patients with which of the following leukemias may go into DIC if given routine chemot ... Read on »

FDA Approves New Treatment for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia by Health: Hearsay & Headlines The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Arzerra (ofatumumab) for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), a slowly progressing cancer of the blood and bone marrow. Arzerra is approved for patients with CLL whose cancer is no longer being controlled by other forms ... Read on »

Genetics and cancer update by Katherine B. Patient Expert

... ive tumor if they carry the "breast cancer gene". The Journal of Clinical Oncology reported that the lack of activity of certain genes plays a large role in the prognosis of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) as well as in response to treatment. A new study published this week in the open-access journal PLoS Medicine identifies molecular pathways ... Read on »

Please Help This Family Beat Cancer by Leah K. Patient Expert

A fellow blogger needs our help. Her gorgeous son, Ezra was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL). I cannot even begin to imagine what she and her family is going through right now. They need help. As you can imagine, money is becoming ... Read on »

Neulasta and neupogen for acute myeloid leukemia by Mark Levin The myeloid growth factors granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) have been extensively studied in acute leukemias. Whether administered before, during, or after chemotherapy for acute myeloid and acute lymphoblastic leukemias, these agents reduce the duration of neutropeni ... Read on »

Drugs for Acute Leukemia by Docs Orders Here is a list of drugs and medications that are commonly prescribed to treat Acute Leukemia: A&d w/prednisolone Adriamycin Apo-prednisone Aranesp Aspred-c Celexa Chemotherapy Cortalone Cytarabine Cytoxan Delta-cortef Deltasone Duapred Elsp ... Read on »

On March 21st, World Down Syndro... by Jennifer Patient Expert

On March 21st, World Down Syndrome day, Robbin Lyons will be donating her hair to Locks of Love in honor of her daughter Kelly, a 5-year-old with Down syndrome who survived Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL).You can help decide: Will Robbin shave it or save it? It’s $1 per vote (larger donations are accepted) and all proceeds will go to Kelly’s ... Read on »

Introducing Ann by ANNGREGORY74 Patient Expert

1 Comment It has been 18 days today since life changed completely when my wife, Ann was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL). Let me start off by telling you about Ann. I met Ann in 1995 on a cold October night in a college bar in Baton Rouge near the Louisiana S ... Read on »