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Leukemia, Childhood
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Latest News
- Latest News
- Fears Over Power Line Link to Leukemia (06/03/2005, United Press International)
From the National Institutes of Health
- From the National Institutes of Health
- Care for Children and Adolescents with Cancer: Questions and Answers (National Cancer Institute)
- Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (PDQ): Treatment (National Cancer Institute)
Also available in: Spanish - Childhood Acute Myeloid Leukemia / Other Myeloid Malignancies (PDQ): Treatment (National Cancer Institute)
Also available in: Spanish - What You Need to Know about Leukemia (National Cancer Institute)
Overviews
- Overviews
- Childhood Cancer: Leukemia (Nemours Foundation)
- JAMA Patient Page: Childhood Leukemia (American Medical Association)
- Leukemia
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Also available in: Spanish
Diagnosis/Symptoms
- Diagnosis/Symptoms
- How Is Childhood Leukemia Diagnosed? (American Cancer Society)
- How Is Childhood Leukemia Staged? (American Cancer Society)
- Platelet Count (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
- Understanding Blood Counts (Leukemia & Lymphoma Society)
Also available in: Spanish - White Blood Cell Count (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
Treatment
- Treatment
- Blood and Marrow Stem Cell Transplantation (Leukemia & Lymphoma Society)
Also available in: Spanish - Blood Transfusion (Leukemia & Lymphoma Society)
- Immunotherapy (Leukemia & Lymphoma Society)
- Long Term and Late Effects of Treatment for Blood Cancers (Leukemia & Lymphoma Society)
- MedlinePlus: Bone Marrow Transplantation (National Library of Medicine)
Also available in: Spanish - New Approaches to Treatment (Leukemia & Lymphoma Society)
- Treatment of Children with Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (American Cancer Society)
- Treatment of Children with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (American Cancer Society)
- Understanding Drug Therapy and Managing Side Effects (Leukemia & Lymphoma Society)
Also available in: Spanish
Prevention/Screening
- Prevention/Screening
- What Are the Risk Factors for Childhood Leukemia? (American Cancer Society)
Alternative Therapy
- Alternative Therapy
- Complementary & Alternative Therapies for Leukemia, Lymphoma, Hodgkin's Disease, & Myeloma (Leukemia & Lymphoma Society)
Specific Conditions
- Specific Conditions
- Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemias (CMML) (Leukemia & Lymphoma Society)
Related Issues
- Related Issues
- Choosing a Treatment Facility (Leukemia & Lymphoma Society)
- Choosing and Communicating with a Cancer Specialist (Leukemia & Lymphoma Society)
Also available in: Spanish - Emotional Aspects of Childhood Blood Cancers (Leukemia & Lymphoma Society)
- Magnetic Field Exposure and Cancer: Questions and Answers (National Cancer Institute)
- What Are the Differences between Cancers in Adults and in Children? (American Cancer Society)
- What Happens After Treatment for Childhood Leukemia? (American Cancer Society)
- What Should You Ask Your Doctor about Childhood Leukemia? (American Cancer Society)
- When Your Child Goes Back to School (American Cancer Society)
- Young People with Cancer: A Handbook for Parents (National Cancer Institute)
Financial Issues
- Financial Issues
- Insurance (Leukemia & Lymphoma Society)
- Patient Financial Aid (Leukemia & Lymphoma Society)
Research
- Research
- Cord Blood Transplants Help Adults with Leukemia (American Cancer Society)
- National Cancer Institute Research on Childhood Cancers (National Cancer Institute)
- New Research Suggests Link between Maternal Diet and Childhood Leukemia Risk (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences)
- Study Finds Equal Cure Rates among Black, White Children with Leukemia (American Cancer Society)
- What's New in Leukemia Research and Treatment? (American Cancer Society)
Dictionaries/Glossaries
- Dictionaries/Glossaries
- National Marrow Donor Program: Glossary (National Marrow Donor Program)
Directories
- Directories
- Find a Pediatric Hematologist/Oncologist (American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology)
- National Cancer Institute Cancer Centers Program (National Cancer Institute)
Also available in: Spanish
Organizations
- Organizations
- American Cancer Society
- Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
- National Cancer Institute
- National Marrow Donor Program
Statistics
- Statistics
- Facts and Statistics (Leukemia & Lymphoma Society)
- What Are the Key Statistics about Childhood Leukemia? (American Cancer Society)