Leukemia Sourcebook
Subtitle: Basic Consumer Health Information About Adult and Childhood Leukemias (Health Reference Series)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Omnigraphics
Published: September 2003
Place of publication: Detroit, Mich.
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 587
ISBN-13: 9780780806276
Subjects: Consumer issues; Family & Health; Haematology; Health systems & services; Oncology; Public health & preventive medicine; Surgical oncology; Reference; Health/Fitness; Consumer Guides To Health Care; Leukemia; Medical; Consumer Health; Public Health; Popular works; Diseases - Cancer; Diet / Health / Fitness
Table of contents: title: Leukemia overview. Living with leukemia : what you need to know -- Leukemia facts and figures -- Risk factors for leukemia -- Diagnosing adult acute leukemia -- Understanding blood cell counts -- Bone marrow aspiration and biopsy -- How to find a doctor or treatment facility -- Clinical trials : questions and answers -- Moving toward a new understanding of leukemia -- How to find resources in your own community if you have leukemia -- Financial issues for people with cancer -- Childhood leukemia. Childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia -- Childhood acute myeloid leukemia and acute promyelocytic leukemia -- Statistics of childhood leukemia -- Procedures that diagnose and treat children with leukemia -- Guidelines for parents of children with leukemia -- Helping children understand clinical trial participation -- Blood counts and record keeping -- Interactions with friends when a child has leukemia -- Adult leukemia. Pre-leukemia myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) -- Acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) -- Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) -- Acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) -- Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) -- Hairy cell leukemia -- Leukemia treatments. Understanding drug therapy and managing side effects -- Radiation therapy for cancer treatment -- Transplantation therapy for leukemia -- Gleevec : newest treatment for CML -- Targeting treatment in AML -- What's new in adult acute lymphocytic leukemia research and treatment? -- Azacytidine for patients with pre-leukemia -- Using the immune system to treat leukemia -- Complementary and alternative therapies for leukemia -- Access to investigational drugs -- Life during and after treatment for leukemia. Cancer survivor's treatment record -- Nutrition in cancer care -- Neutropenic diet -- Fatigue and leukemia treatment -- Pain control with leukemia treatment -- Long-term and late effects of leukemia treatments -- Minimal residual disease : gauging the risk of leukemia relapse -- Support for people with cancer and the people who care about them -- Additional help and information. Glossary of important leukemia-related terms -- Directory of additional resources on leukemia -- Directory of prescription drug assistance programs for people with leukemia -- Financial assistance for people with leukemia.