Coping with Blood Cancer...A diagnosis of blood cancer can change a person’s life dramatically, and living with blood cancer can be difficult, and at times...
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) Treatment...Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is generally a slow-growing cancer of the blood and bone marrow. It is one of the most common...
Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) Treatment...Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a fast-growing cancer that needs prompt treatment. AML is also sometimes called acute myelogenous leukemia. While treatment...
Treating Leukemia in Children...Leukemia is the most common type of cancer in children. Treatment is based on the type of leukemia the child has. Examples...
Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML) Treatment...There are several different treatment options for chronic myeloid leukemia. This condition is also called chronic myelogenous leukemia or CML. The type...
Hodgkin Lymphoma Treatment...Treatment for Hodgkin lymphoma is based on several factors, including:While the goal of treatment is to cure Hodgkin lymphoma, doctors also consider...
Complementary and Alternative Therapies...Along with mainstream medical treatment for blood cancer, many people embrace other healing methods and practices that are non-traditional. These are collectively...
CAR T-Cell Therapy...Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy is a newer treatment for blood cancer. It is a type of immunotherapy that attacks cancer...
Treatment Side Effects - Tumor Lysis Syndrome (TLS)...Tumor lysis syndrome is a potentially serious condition that can occur with treatment of fast-growing blood cancers, including certain leukemias and lymphomas...
Treatment Side Effects...Treatment for blood cancer targets the cancer cells, but it can also cause unwanted side effects, creating problems that affect healthy tissues...
Splenectomy...Splenectomy is a surgical procedure that removes the spleen. It is an organ that is part of the lymphatic system. The spleen...
Donor Lymphocyte Infusion...A donor lymphocyte infusion (DLI) is a procedure in which lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell) from a donor are given...
Palliative Care...Palliative care includes methods that relieve symptoms of blood cancer and side effects from other forms of treatment. Palliative care may also be...
Watchful Waiting...Watchful waiting is an approach that involves closely monitoring a person's condition without giving treatment until symptoms appear or change. This may...
Radiation Therapy...Radiation therapy is a type of treatment that uses high doses of radiation to kill cancer cells. Radiation therapy may use the...
Lowering High White Blood Cell Counts With Leukapheresis...Leukapheresis is a procedure to separate and collect white blood cells from the blood. Leukapheresis may be used as a treatment for...
Understanding Treatment Response and Outcomes...Treatment for blood cancer can last many months or years, depending on the type of blood cancer and how well it responds...
Immunotherapy...Immunotherapy is a type of treatment that aims to boost the body’s own immune system to fight cancer cells. By harnessing the...
Chemotherapy...Chemotherapy, or chemo, is the use of drugs to stop cancer cells. Chemotherapy is used to treat many types of blood cancer...
Blood Cancer Research...Researchers continue to search for new ways to treat blood cancer. Emerging treatments for blood cancer can generally be grouped into the...