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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.

Support and Resources
Information about cancer support organizations, finances, insurance, home care, and hospice care.

Educational Materials About Clinical Trials
Types of trials, how they work, risks and benefits of taking part.

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.
 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]

Clinical Trials to Treat Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Treatment [patient] [health professional]

Clinical Trials to Treat Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia Treatment [patient] [health professional]

Clinical Trials to Treat Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia

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Information related to prevention, genetics, and risk factors
Understanding Gene Testing

Search: Cancer Genetics Services Directory

Cancer Genetics Overview [health professional]
Information and current news about clinical trials and trial-related data
Leukemia Trial Results

Childhood Cancer Trial Results

Children's Assent to Clinical Trial Participation

How to Find a Cancer Treatment Trial

Search for Clinical Trials
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Resources available from the PubMed database
Cancer Topic Searches: Hematologic/Blood

Cancer Literature in PubMed
Includes NCI-supported research, funding opportunities, and special reports
NCI Funded Research Portfolio

Leukemia SPOREs

State of the Science: Leukemia Meetings

Leukemia/Lymphoma/Myeloma PRG Report

Strategic Plan for Leukemia, Lymphoma, Myeloma PRG
Information related to cancer incidence, mortality, and survival
Cancer Stat Fact Sheet: Leukemia

Snapshot of Leukemia

Cancer Incidence and Survival Among Children: U.S.

Finding Cancer Statistics

Understanding Cancer Statistics
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