Acute Myeloid Leukemia

With the development of new scientific techniques, international collaborations and clinical trials, treatment options for AML are likely to increase in future years. We hope that this will translate into improved prognosis and quality of life for patients with this devastating disease - Connor Sweeney & Catherine Garnett

Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Acute Myeloid Leukemia

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Scientists uncover 11 types of acute myeloid leukaemia

The blood cancer known as acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) is not one disease but at least 11 different types, scientists have concluded by studying the genes that cause the condition.

Scientists say the discovery could aid diagnosis and lead to new treatments geared towards tackling the different types of the disease.

“What it will mean is that we can give much more accurate information to the patient about what is likely to happen to them with the conventional treatments,” said Peter Campbell, co-author of the study from the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute. “In the long term we hope that this will act as a framework for developing and testing new targeted drugs,” he added...

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 Scientists uncover 11 types of acute myeloid leukaemia

Discovery that there are more categories of disease than previously thought could aid diagnosis and lead to new treatments

Aplastic Anemia and MDS International Foundation

When people have AML, blasts make copies of themselves quickly. This slows the production of red blood cells and platelets, causing tiredness from anemia and a risk of bleeding from a low platelet count. There is also an increased risk of infection, since infection-fighting white blood cells are not maturing and cannot fight off infection. AML is also known as acute myelogenous leukemia, acute myeloblastic leukemia and acute nonlymphocytic leukemia.

Dominic's journey with AML

Our son Dominic was admitted to Alberta Children's Hospital Sept. 12, 2013, diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia. He died Sept. 3, 2015. This blog tracks his journey - and ours.

Cancer.org

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) has many other names, including acute myelocytic leukemia, acute myelogenous leukemia, acute granulocytic leukemia, and acute non-lymphocytic leukemia.

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

There is no known cause for most cases of AML. For most people who have AML, there are no obvious reasons (risk factors) why they developed the disease. You cannot catch AML from someone else.

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