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Researchers Report Leap in Leukemia Treatment
At Dartmouth-Hitchcock's Norris Cotton Cancer Center (NCCC), doctors have found a combination of drugs to potentially treat chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) more effectively.
Scientists Identify Root Cause of 2 Types of Leukemia
The molecular mutation that causes chronic neutrophilic leukemia (CNL) and atypical chronic myeloid leukemia (aCML) in some patients has been discovered by scientists.
Special Cap Helps Prevent Chemotherapy Hair Loss
A new cooling cap designed by scientists helps chemotherapy patients prevent hair loss during therapy.
Researchers Assemble Genetic Playbook for Acute Myeloid Leukemia
A team of researchers has identified virtually all of the major mutations that drive acute myeloid leukemia (AML), a fast-growing blood cancer in adults that often is difficult to treat.
Antibody That Transforms Bone Marrow Stem Cells Directly into Brain Cells Discovered By Scientists
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have found a way to turn bone marrow stem cells directly into brain cells in a serendipitous discovery.
Cancer-struck Indian Professor Waits for Bone Marrow Donor
Indian-origin professor at Stanford who is suffering from leukaemia is desperately waiting for a bone marrow donor match.

Researchers Suggest New Drug Combination Therapy to Treat Leukemia
A new, pre-clinical study by researchers suggests that a novel drug combination could lead to profound leukemia cell death by disrupting the function of two major pro-survival proteins.
Chemotherapy Survival Chances may Depend on Your Genes
Scientists say that your survival post chemotherapy may depend on your genes.
Emu Oil Benefits Chemotherapy Patients
Emu oil was found to treat the damage caused by cancer chemotherapy treatment, say Australian researchers.
New Research: Gene Signature can Predict Who Will Survive Chemotherapy
New research in Biomed Central's open access journal BMC Medicine finds that an eight gene 'signature' can predict length of relapse-free survival after chemotherapy.
Articles
Leukemia
Encyclopedia section of medindia gives general information about Leukemia
Bone Marrow Aspiration and Biopsy
Bone marrow biopsy and aspiration is the removal of some bone marrow tissue for diagnosis and management of cancers of blood cells and multiple myeloma.
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Acute myeloid Leukemia, more popularly known by its abbreviated form AML, is a fast- evolving leukemia that affects both children and adults alike
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the cancer of white blood cells characterized by excess lymphoblasts. It is the most common of all childhood cancers and can be fatal in weeks if left untreated.
Bone Marrow Transplantation
Preferred Term is Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. In this stem cell from bone marrow are injected into a recipient after treating them with growth factor.
Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
Chronic myeloid Leukemia is one of the most common types of blood cancer. It is characterized by excess of WBC stem cells in the bone marrow.
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) is one of the most common types of adult leukemia and is considered as one of the good cancers .
Chemotherapy
Chemo means medicine or drug ; therapy means treatment . Chemotherapy refers to the use of cytotoxic drugs in cancer treatment.
Slideshow/Quiz/Calculators

Slideshow

Leukemia / Blood Cancer
Leukemia is cancer of blood-forming tissues in the body.

Quiz

Quiz on Chemotherapy Drugs
Chemotherapy involves the administration of medications to fight cancer. Test your knowledge on chemotherapeutic medications by taking this quiz.
Quiz on Leukemia
Making up for 2.9% of all cancers, Leukemia is a serious condition. Do you know all about it? Test your knowledge with this quiz.

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Bone Marrow TransplantationBone Marrow Transplantation
Animation and slides providing graphic explanation of Bone Marrow Transplantation (BMT)/Stem Cell Transplantation that is done for leukemia and other blood-related disorders.

Movies

Love Story Love Story
English, 1970
Oliver Barrett played by Ryan O'Neil is a Harvard Law student, falls in love wit...
Dying Young Dying Young
English, 1991
Julia plays an aimless young woman who takes up a job as a nurse/ companion to a...
A lion in the House A lion in the House
English, 2005
Five young people battle incurable disease as their families deal with their phy...
Dard  Ka  Rishta Dard Ka Rishta
Hindi, 1982
The Sharmas are both surgeons in Newyork. Ravi wants to go back to India whereas...
Blue Field Blue Field
English, 2006
Peter Wilson is a successful K-street accountant on the verge of making partner ...
Health Reports
Broccoli Compound May Help Fight Leukemia
Sulforaphane, a compound found in broccoli is thought to have anti-carcinogenic and chemo preventive properties.
Comparison of Outcomes of Peripheral and Bone Marrow Stem Cells Transplantation
Bone marrow transplant was first done successfully in 1968. The surgical procedure is required for treating those suffering from leukemia, aplastic anemia, Hodgkin s disease.
Accelerated Approval for Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer
FDA has suggested that newer chemotherapy drugs should be approved faster so as to be used in neoadjuvant therapy of breast cancer.
Can Combination Chemotherapy Improve Prognosis of Adrenocortical Cancer?
Chemotherapy with the EDP-mitotane regimen appears to have better outcomes in patients with adrenocortical cancer as compared to the streptozocin-mitotane regimen.
Relation Between Platelets and Ovarian Cancer
Ovarian cancer increases platelet counts, which in turn worsen the cancer.
Chemotherapy Reduces Deaths in Early Breast Cancer
Chemotherapy used in early breast cancer as adjuvant treatment reduces deaths due to breast cancer by one third. The newer chemotherapy regimens appear to be more effective in this regard.
Chemotherapy may Not be Necessary in All Patients Post-Hydatidiform Mole Evacuation
Patients with a high hCG level 6 months post-hydatidiform mole evacuation are advised chemotherapy. However, close surveillance may be more than sufficient in a number of these patients.
Iniparib Plus Chemotherapy - More Effective in Treating Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
Triple-negative breast cancer can be effectively treated by using a combination of chemotherapy drugs and Iniparib.
New Drug Combination Promises Better Treatment Outcomes in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML)
Treatment with imatinib and peginterferon alfa-2a was associated with significantly higher rates of molecular responses in people with CML.
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Leukemia
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Leukemia is a cancer that begins in the blood cells, more specifically white blood cells. It belongs to a broad group of diseases, commonly termed as hematological malignancies. Leukemia is classified into different types based on the onset of the disease and the type of white blood cell informed in...
Medications
Aclarubicin
Aclarubicin is an anthracycline agent, prescribed for acute non-lymphocytic leukaemia....
Alemtuzumab
Alemtuzumab is a monoclonal antibody, prescribed for B-chronic lymphocytic leukemia....
Amsacrine
Amsacrine is an antineoplastic agent, prescribed for certain types of lymphoma and acute adult leukemia....
Anagrelide
Anagrelide is a cytotoxic chemotherapy agent, prescribed for chronic myeloid leukemia. ...
Asparaginase
Asparaginase is an antineoplastic agent, prescribed for lymphocytic leukemia either alone or with other medications. It stops cancer cell growth. ...
Azacitidine
Azacitidine is an antineoplastic agent, prescribed for blood cancer....
Bendamustine hydrochloride
Bendamustine hydrochloride is an alkylating agent, prescribed for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), and non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL)....
Bosutinib
Bosutinib is a kinase inhibitor, prescribed for chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML). ...
Busulphan
Busulphan is a chemotherapy agent, prescribed for chronic myelogenous leukemia. It is also used for bone marrow transplantation....
Capecitabine
Capecitabine is an antimetabolite, prescribed for breast cancer and colorectal cancer. It prevents the growth of cancer cells....
Cetuximab
Cetuximab is a monoclonal antibody, prescribed for certain types of head, neck, and colorectal cancer. ...
Chlorambucil
Chlorambucil is a cytotoxic chemotherapy drug, prescribed for chronic lymphocytic leukemia, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and lymphosar...
Cisplatin
Cisplatin is a platinum-based chemotherapy agent, prescribed for ovarian cancer, bladder cancer and metastatic testicular tumors either alon...
Cladribine
Cladribine is a synthetic anti-cancer agent, prescribed for hairy cell leukemia....
Clofarabine
Clofarabine is a form of antimetabolite chemotherapy, prescribed for leukemia in children and adolescents....
Cyclophosphamide
Cyclophosphamide is an antineoplastic agent, prescribed for many types of cancers like lymphatic cancer, cancer of white blood cells and plasma cel...
Cytarabine
Cytarabine is a chemotherapy agent, prescribed for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and non-Hodgkin lymphoma. This medication slows the growth an...
Dasatinib
Dasatinib is prescribed for blood cancer(Chronic Myeloid Leukemia). It is a protein-tyrosinekinase inhibitor. It blocks the action of an abn...
Daunorubicin
Daunorubicin is a chemotherapeutic agent, prescribed for acute myeloid leukemia and acute lymphocytic leukemia. This medication slows the growt...
Doxorubicin
Doxorubicin is a cytotoxic anthracycline antibiotic, prescribed for treating various types of cancer....
Epoetin beta-methoxy polyethylene glycol
Epoetin beta-methoxy polyethylene glycol is an erythropoiesis-stimulating agent, prescribed for anemia in people with chronic kidney failure. ...
Filgrastim
Filgrastim stimulates the production of white blood cells. It is prescribed for neutropenia. It is also used to decrease the incidence of i...
Fluconazole
Fluconazole is an antifungal agent, prescribed for vaginal candidiasis, pneumonia, meningitis and fungal infections of the mouth, throat, live...
Fludarabine
Fludarabine is prescribed for blood cancer(white blood cells) in adults who have already been treated with at least one other medication and h...
Fosfestrol
Fosfestrol is a hormonal chemotherapy agent, prescribed for malignant neoplasms. Especially used in the treatment of prostate cancer. ...
Ganciclovir
Ganciclovir is an antiviral agent, prescribed for cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis (eye infection that can cause blindness) in people who have ...
Granisetron
Granisetron is an antiemetic, prescribed for nausea and vomiting associated with chemotherapy drugs. ...
Hydroxyurea
Hydroxyurea is an antineoplastic agent, prescribed for sickle cell anemia, several types of cancer (such as melanoma, chronic myelogenous leuk...
Idarubicin
Idarubicin is an anthracycline antileukemia agent, prescribed for acute myeloid leukemia (AML)....
Imatinib
Imatinib is a protein-tyrosine kinase inhibitor, prescribed for treating certain type of cancers such as chronic myelogenous leukemia (canc...
Immune Globulin Intravenous
Immune Globulin Intravenous is a blood product administered intravenously, prescribed for primary immunodeficiency. ...
Interferon Alfa 2A
Interferon Alfa 2A is prescribed for hairy cell leukemia (blood cancer), AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma (type of cancer that develops in connective ti...
Leucovorin
Leucovorin is a folic acid analog, prescribed for reducing the toxic effects of methotrexate. ...
Mercaptopurine
Mercaptopurine is an antimetabolite, prescribed for acute lymphatic leukemia either alone or with other medications. ...
Methotrexate
Methotrexate is an antimetabolite, curative in choriocarcinoma (cancer of the tissue that normally would develop into placenta). It is also us...
Mitomycin
Mitomycin is a chemotherapy agent, prescribed for adenocarcinoma (cancer of the stomach or pancreas) either alone or with other medications. ...
Mitoxantrone
Mitoxantrone is an antineoplastic agent, prescribed for metastatic breast cancer, acute myeloid leukemia, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and acute lympho...
Nelarabine
Nelarabine is an anti-cancer agent, prescribed for leukemia or lymphoma in certain patients....
Nilotinib
Nilotinib is a tyrosine kinase inhibitor, prescribed for leukemia....
Ofatumumab
Ofatumumab is a human monoclonal antibody, prescribed for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)....
Omacetaxine Mepesuccinate
Omacetaxine Mepesuccinate is an antineoplastic agent (protein translation inhibitor), prescribed for chronic myeloid leukemia (CML)....
Palonosetron
Palonosetron is 5-HT3 receptor blocker, prescribed for prevention of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting. ...
Pegaspargase
Pegaspargase is an antineoplastic agent, prescribed for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)....
Pentostatin
Pentostatin is an antineoplastic agent, prescribed for certain types of cancer....
Ponatinib
Ponatinib is a human monoclonal antibody (kinase inhibitor), prescribed for chronic myeloid leukemia (CML)....
Prednisone
Prednisone regulates the symptoms of low corticosteroid levels, and is used to treat arthritis, severe allergic reactions, multiple sclerosis...
Rituximab
Rituximab is a monoclol antibody, prescribed for certain types of cancer such as lymphomas, leukemias, transplant rejection and some autoimm...
Sargramostim
Sargramostim is a hematopoietic agent, prescribed for severe, life-threatening infections after chemotherapy for acute myelogenous leukemia (AM...
Teniposide
Teniposide is an antineoplastic agent, prescribed for leukemia in combination with other medications....
Thioguanine
Thioguanine is a chemotherapy agent, prescribed for leukemia. ...
Tretinoin
Tretinoin is a retinoid, prescribed for acne vulgaris and acute promyelocytic leukemia. ...
Vincristine
Vincristine is a chemotherapy agent, prescribed for certain types of cancer such as leukemia, Hodgkin disease, and non-Hodgkin lymphomas. ...
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