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Leukemia
Leukemia Basics
Leukemia is cancer of blood-forming tissue such as bone marrow. Types of leukemia are grouped by the type of cell affected and by the rate of cell growth. Leukemia is either acute or chronic. Learn more:
Leukemia Treatment at M. D. Anderson

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Clinical Trials
Learn about our open leukemia clinical trials by searching our online database.

Adult leukemia patients are treated in our Leukemia Center, featuring the largest practice of leukemia subspecialists in the world.

The Leukemia Department specialists treat all leukemias (acute and chronic), myelodysplastic syndromes, aplastic and other anemias, specific lymphomas (lymphoblastic lymphoma, splenic lymphoma, Burkitt’s lymphoma, large granular lymphocyte leukemia/lymphoma and mantle cell lymphoma), myeloproliferative syndromes and other related hematologic malignancies.

Leukemia Education & Support

Receive Free Issues of "Leukemia Insights" - a quarterly newsletter for physicians and other health professionals about the latest leukemia news, research and resources.

Patient Stories

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Streaming Media

  • Patient Power Daily Dr. Michael Keating joins Andrew to discuss Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL), the condition that Andrew was treated for at M. D. Anderson Cancer (aired 4/16/07)
  • Cancer Newsline Video: Gleevec
    In the last five years, Gleevec has made a profound difference in the length and quality of life for many CML patients.

Other M. D. Anderson Resources
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 Living with Leukemia (pdf)
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 Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (pdf)
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 Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (pdf)
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Patient Power Daily - Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
News & Articles

In Brief

Vaccine Causes Response in Leukemia Patients

Kidney Cancer Drug Attacks a Major Type of Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Early Phase II Results Show Bosutinib Safe, Effective for CML

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Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

Leukemia Research Foundation

Aplastic Anemia & MDS International Foundation

National Cancer Institute

Association of Cancer Online Resources (ACOR)

American Cancer Society - Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)

American Cancer Society - Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL)
   

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