Adult AML

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Adult acute myeloid leukemia is a type of cancer in which the bone marrow makes abnormal myeloblasts, red blood cells, or platelets. This eMedTV article describes adult acute myeloid leukemia, which affected an estimated 11,960 people in 2005.

Tests and procedures, including chest x-rays and a lumbar puncture, are used to determine the adult AML stages. This page of the eMedTV website discusses the adult AML stages, which are described as untreated, in remission, or recurrent.

Chemotherapy is one type of adult AML treatment that is used to stop the growth of cancer cells. This section of the eMedTV archives describes chemotherapy and other adult AML treatment options that are used for people with acute myeloid leukemia.

Adult AML treatment by phase includes untreated, in remission, and recurrent. This eMedTV article describes adult AML treatment by phase, including combination chemotherapy, high-dose combination chemotherapy, and stem cell transplantation.