Leukemia, Adult Acute Health information topics about Leukemia, Adult Acute: Alternative Therapy 1. Complementary & Alternative Therapies for Leukemia & Lymphoma Society http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_mat_toc.adp?item_id=9882 Clinical Trials 1. ClinicalTrials.gov: Leukemia National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D007938&recruiting... Coping 1. Coping with Survival Leukemia & Lymphoma Society http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_mat_toc.adp?item_id=28462 Diagnosis/Symptoms 1. Understanding Blood Counts Leukemia & Lymphoma Society http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_mat_toc.adp?item_id=9452 2. Platelet Count American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/platelet/test.html 3. How Is Adult Acute Leukemia Diagnosed? American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/cri/content/cri_2_4_3x_how_is_adult_acute_leu... 4. How Is Adult Acute Leukemia Classified? American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/cri/content/cri_2_4_3x_how_is_adult_acute_leu... 5. How Is Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) Diagnosed? American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_3x_How_Is_Acute_Myeloid_L... 6. How Is Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) Classified? American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_3x_How_Is_Acute_Myeloid_L... 7. How Is Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia Diagnosed? American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_3X_How_Is_Acute_Lymphocyt... 8. How Is Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia Classified? American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_3X_How_Is_Acute_Lymphocyt... 9. White Blood Cell Count American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/wbc/test.html Dictionaries/Glossaries 1. National Marrow Donor Program: Glossary National Marrow Donor Program http://www.marrow.org/GLOSSARY/glossary_idx.html Directories 1. National Cancer Institute Cancer Centers Program National Cancer Institute http://cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/1_2.htm Financial Issues 1. Patient Financial Aid Leukemia & Lymphoma Society http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_page?item_id=4603 2. Insurance Leukemia & Lymphoma Society http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_page?item_id=8763 Genetics 1. Do We Know What Causes Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_2x_Do_We_Know_What_Causes... National Institutes of Health 1. Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia (PDQ): Treatment National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/pdq/treatment/adultAML/patient/ 2. What You Need to Know about Leukemia National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/wyntk/leukemia 3. Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (PDQ): Treatmen National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/pdq/treatment/adultALL/patient/ Newsletters/Print Publications 1. Leukemia Updates: News and Resources National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials/leukemia-updates Organizations 1. National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/ 2. Leukemia & Lymphoma Society http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/hm_lls 3. National Marrow Donor Program http://www.marrow.org/ 4. American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/ Overviews 1. What Is Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia? American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/cri/content/cri_2_4_1x_what_is_adult_acute_le... Prevention/Screening 1. What Are the Risk Factors for Adult Acute Leukemia American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_2X_What_are_the_risk_fact... 2. What Are the Risk Factors for Acute Myeloid Leukem American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_2x_What_Are_the_Risk_Fact... 3. Can Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia Be Prevented? American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/cri/content/cri_2_4_2x_can_adult_acute_leukem... Related Issues 1. What Should You Ask Your Doctor about Adult Acute American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_5X_What_should_you_ask_yo... 2. Choosing and Communicating with a Cancer Specialis Leukemia & Lymphoma Society http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_mat_toc.adp?item_id=9872 3. Choosing a Treatment Facility Leukemia & Lymphoma Society http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_mat_toc.adp?item_id=9877 4. Living with Leukemia Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2002/202_leuk.html 5. Pain Management Leukemia & Lymphoma Society http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_mat_toc.adp?item_id=104411&cat_id=1214... Research 1. Cord Blood Transplants Help Adults with Leukemia American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/NWS/content/NWS_1_1x_Cord_Blood_Transplants_H... 2. What's New in Adult Acute Leukemia Research a American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/cri/content/cri_2_4_6x_whats_new_in_adult_acu... 3. Protein Loss Plays Role in Acute T-cell Leukemia National Cancer Institute http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/aug2004/nci-04.htm Specific Conditions 1. What Is Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL)? American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_1X_What_Is_Acute_Lymphocy... 2. What Is Acute Myeloid Leukemia? American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_1x_What_Is_Acute_Myeloid_... Statistics 1. Facts and Statistics Leukemia & Lymphoma Society http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_page?item_id=12486 2. Leukemia Facts and Statistics Leukemia & Lymphoma Society http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_page?item_id=9346 Treatment 1. Treatment of Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_4X_Treatment_of_Acute_Lym... 2. What If the Leukemia Doesn't Respond or Comes American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_4X_What_if_the_Leukemia_D... 3. Understanding Drug Therapy and Managing Side Effec Leukemia & Lymphoma Society http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_mat_toc.adp?item_id=4826 4. Blood and Marrow Stem Cell Transplantation Leukemia & Lymphoma Society http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_mat_toc.adp?item_id=2443 5. New Approaches to Treatment Leukemia & Lymphoma Society http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_page?item_id=4702 6. Long Term and Late Effects of Treatment for Blood Leukemia & Lymphoma Society http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_mat_toc.adp?item_id=9965 7. How Is Acute Lymphocitic Leukemia Treated? American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/cri/content/cri_2_2_4x_how_is_adult_acute_leu... 8. 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