It’s not the main treatment for CLL, but you might get radiation to help treat some of the cancer’s symptoms. Radiation can: Shrink swollen organs, such as your spleen, that press on other organs and cause pain Ease pain from bone damage due to leukemia cells that grow in the bone ...
Treating Cancer Today: Chronic Leukemia Chronic leukemia is highly treatable, saysDr Colin Phipps Diong, Senior Consultant inHaematology. This issue, we interview him to learn more about the treatment possibilities for different types of chronic leukemia, and what pa...
In the leukemia field, we will see the first offering of bendamustine/rituximab with or without ibrutinib in chronic lymphocytic leukemia.[5]The treatment that has many of my patients curious and excited—CART-19 therapy—will be presented in a study of patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia ...
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia(CLL)/small lymphocytic lymphoma(SLL) Nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkinlymphoma(NLPHL) also sometimes gets watchful waiting, but not many people have this type of cancer. What happens during watchful waiting? Even though you don't get active treatment, you'll visit th...
Let’s look closer at what leukemia is and what you can expect in a leukemia rash to know when it’s time to seek medical help. Understanding Leukemia Leukemia is a type of cancer that often forms from the white blood cells within the body. Leukemia can either be fast-growing or slow-...
In 2012, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported more than 14 million new cases of cancer… which resulted in more than 8.2 million deaths worldwide. They expect these numbers to skyrocket over the next 20 years by a whopping 70% globally!
CELL DEATH INDUCTION IN CANCER TREATMENT, WHAT WE SHOULD EXPECT? A STUDY ON UT7 LEUKEMIAMaida, Hadi OmanoviLejla, PojskiSanin, HaveriGenetics & Applications
What to Expect From Your Biopsy Biopsies vary greatly according to how difficult the tissue is to obtain. The medical term for this is "invasiveness." A minimally invasive biopsy (for example, most skin biopsies) may be done in the doctor's office during the same visit the lesion is discov...
This can make it harder for your bone marrow to make enough platelets. Blood cancers, such as leukemia or lymphoma. These can damage your bone marrow, making it unable to make new platelets. Some cancer treatments, such as chemotherapy and radiation therapy, may also damage your bone marrow....
What to Expect at the Hematologist Oncologist When you visit a hematologist oncologist for the first time, they will review your medical history, including family history andallergies. Then they will check your vital signs — such as heart rate,blood pressure, and vision and do a physical exam...