Leukemia Definition
Leukemia is a cancer that occurs when blood cells produced in the bone marrow undergo an abnormal and uncontrolled increase in their number.
Background Information
Very good account from The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society; addresses the following issues regarding the main types of leukemia:
Causes and Risk Factors; Subtypes of Acute Myelogenous Leukemia; Symptoms and Signs; Approach to Diagnosis; Immunophenotyping; Cytogenetic Examination; Helpful Links.
- Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) [View Resource]
- Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML) [View Resource]
- Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) [View Resource]
- Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) [View Resource]
- Hairy Cell Leukemia [View Resource]
- Leukemia Facts & Statistics [View Resource]
K-12 Lesson Plans and Science Fair Projects
- Cancer Science Fair Projects and Experiments (see Leukemia) [View Resource]
- How Do You Treat Leukemia? [View Resource]
- Leukemia therapy from mice [View Resource]
- Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) Patient Information [View Resource]
- Postcards for kids with life threatening illnesses [View Resource]
Advanced Articles, Studies and Research
- Targeted Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Therapy: Seeking a Cure [View Resource]
- Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Therapy: Focus on Second-Generation Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors [View Resource]
- In vivo Approaches towards Microenvironment Implications in Leukemia Therapy [View Resource]
- The Value of High-Dose Systemic Chemotherapy and Intrathecal Therapy for Central Nervous System Prophylaxis in Different Risk Groups of Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia [View Resource]
- Mechanism-based therapy for leukemia: a lesson from ATRA therapy [View Resource]
- Treatment of Chronic Myeloid Leukemia with Imatinib [View Resource]
- Growth hormone treatment and leukemia [View Resource]
- Species-Specific Therapy of Acute Lymphoid Leukemia [View Resource]
- Cancer induction by restriction of oncogene expression to the stem cell compartment [View Resource]
- Dynamics of chronic myeloid leukemia response to long-term targeted therapy reveal treatment effects on leukemic stem cells [View Resource]
- Optimization of Therapy for Acute Myeloid Leukemia [View Resource]
Theses and Dissertations
- Oligonucleotide Based Liposomal Nanoparticles for Leukemia and Liver Cancer Therapy [View Resource]
- Prognostic molecular markers of childhood leukemia [View Resource]
- Molecular Monitoring of Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Treated with Imatinib Mesylate [View Resource]
- Immunological aspects of acute myelogenous leukemia [View Resource]
- Factors affecting stem cell transplantation for leukemia and lymphoma [View Resource]
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