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General Cancer Resources |
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Coping with Cancer
Managing side effects and complications caused by cancer and its treatment.
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Support and Resources
Information about cancer support organizations, finances, insurance, home care, and hospice care.
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Educational Materials About Clinical Trials
Types of trials, how they work, risks and benefits of taking part.
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Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Healing philosophies, approaches, and therapies used in addition to, or instead of, conventional cancer treatments.
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Definition of leukemia: Cancer that starts in blood-forming tissue such as the bone marrow and causes large numbers of blood cells to be produced and enter the bloodstream.
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Estimated new cases and deaths from leukemia in the United States in 2008:
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New cases: 44,270
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Deaths: 21,710
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See the online booklet What You Need To Know About Leukemia to learn about leukemia symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and questions to ask the doctor.
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Information about treatment, including surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, immunotherapy, and vaccine therapy
Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Treatment [patient] [health professional]
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Clinical Trials to Treat Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
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Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Treatment [patient] [health professional]
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Clinical Trials to Treat Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
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Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia Treatment [patient] [health professional]
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Clinical Trials to Treat Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia
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Information related to prevention, genetics, and risk factors
Understanding Gene Testing
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Search: Cancer Genetics Services Directory
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Cancer Genetics Overview [health professional]
Information and current news about clinical trials and trial-related data
Leukemia Trial Results
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Childhood Cancer Trial Results
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Children's Assent to Clinical Trial Participation
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How to Find a Cancer Treatment Trial
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Search for Clinical Trials
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Resources available from the PubMed database
Cancer Topic Searches: Hematologic/Blood
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Cancer Literature in PubMed
Includes NCI-supported research, funding opportunities, and special reports
NCI Funded Research Portfolio
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Cancer Research Portfolio: NCI Funding Opportunities
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Leukemia SPOREs
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State of the Science: Leukemia Meetings
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Leukemia/Lymphoma/Myeloma PRG Report
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Strategic Plan for Leukemia, Lymphoma, Myeloma PRG
Information related to cancer incidence, mortality, and survival
Snapshot of Leukemia
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Cancer Incidence and Survival Among Children: U.S.
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Finding Cancer Statistics
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Understanding Cancer Statistics
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