Acute Myelogenous Leukemia - Prognosis
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The most common leukemia diagnosed in adults is called acute myelogenous leukemia. Acute myelogenous leukemia is also sometimes referred to as acute myeloblastic leukemia, acute nonlymphocytic leukemia or acute myelocytic leukemia. The first thing you should understand if you have a received a prognosis of acute myelogenous leukemia is that it is not inherited, nor is it contagious. However, the exact cause of acute myelogenous leukemia is still not known. Acute myelogenous leukemia appears to develop as a result of a defect in the immature cells of bone marrow.
Symptoms of acute myelogenous leukemia normally result from your body not producing enough healthy blood cells. You may have initially gone to the doctor because you felt tired, looked pale, you were bruising or bleeding more easily, developed more infections, or maybe you just had more pain in your bones and joints than usual. You also may have not experienced any of those symptoms. Maybe the prognosis of acute myelogenous leukemia was provided by your doctor after a blood test. Regardless of what led to the prognosis of acute myelogenous leukemia, it is a devastating thing to hear. The doctors at CTCA know that a million questions are running through your head. What is acute myelogenous leukemia? What exists as far as treatment for acute myelogenous leukemia? What does the prognosis of acute myelogenous leukemia really mean? CTCA is here to provide support and answer any questions you may have.
If you have been given the prognosis of acute myelogenous leukemia, we hope you can find comfort in knowing Cancer Treatment Centers of America are here to help. If you want to know what your peers have to say, we have testimonials from many individuals who have found success at the Cancer Treatment Centers of America. Their experiences are positive ones and they want to share those successes with you. Please read these stories and if you are still unsure about what CTCA can provide, give us a call. We are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We want you to know that whether you think of a question about treatment at CTCA during the day or in the middle of the night because you just can't sleep, we are always here for you.
Acute Myelogenous Leukemia - Treatment
At Cancer Treatment Centers of America, we take into account many factors that will determine the course of treatment for acute myelogenous leukemia. We know that each person is a unique individual and therefore has different needs. Some of the initial factors we take into account are:
- Age
- General health
- Whether or not there has been previous treatment
Cancer Treatment Centers of America is the home of integrative and compassionate acute myelogenous leukemia care. We offer traditional acute myelogenous leukemia treatments as well as alternative and complementary therapies such as naturopathic medicine, nutritional therapy, mind-body medicine and spiritual counseling. Your CTCA doctor may use various tools to help you fight acute myelogenous leukemia such as:
Autologous Stem Cell Transplant which allows for an aggressive treatment of certain types of cancers, including leukemia. You are your own donor in an autologous stem cell transplant. CTCA will harvest your bone marrow or peripheral blood stem cells and freeze them until needed. The blood stem cells are then given back to you once you have received high doses of radiation, chemotherapy, or both. The goal being to destroy your cancer cells.
Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant is when CTCA doctors take healthy bone marrow or peripheral blood stem cells from another person and provide them to you. The ideal donor is usually an individual related to you by blood, whose tissue type matches yours as closely as possible. Please do not be discouraged if you do not have a family member with matching tissue. It is sometimes possible to find a donor through the National Marrow Donor Program. To date, most allogeneic stem cell transplants have been performed using stem cells collected from bone marrow. However, the use of peripheral blood stem cells is increasing.
In addition to traditional cancer treatments, CTCA enriches your acute myelogenous leukemia treatment by offering complementary and alternative therapies such as:
- Nutritional Therapy
- Pain Management
- Naturopathic Medicine
- Mind Body Medicine
- Physical Therapy
- Spiritual Support
The CTCA team never stops searching for and providing innovative therapies designed to improve your quality of life throughout the treatment process. We are committed to helping people fight acute myelogenous leukemia and we strongly believe the best way to do this is by empowering our patients with the tools they need to be part of the treatment process. Our doctors are dedicated to ensuring you are given all the information you need to make an educated decision you are comfortable with. Creating a treatment plan for acute myelogenous leukemia is an important decision, and CTCA promises to be with you every step of the way.
At Cancer Treatment Centers of America we are committed to helping people overcome cancer. If you would like to learn more about CTCA and our innovative cancer treatment centers, call us today at 1-800-615-3055 and speak to one of our Oncology Information Specialists.
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