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Hairy cell leukemia is a rare type of cancer of the blood and bone marrow. This section of the eMedTV library provides an overview of hairy cell leukemia, including information about its symptoms, tests used to detect the disease, and its treatment.
There are no hairy cell leukemia stages. As explained in this eMedTV segment, cases of hairy cell leukemia are classified as being untreated, progressive, relapsed, or refractory. This article defines these classifications for hairy cell leukemia.
This eMedTV Web page describes options for hairy cell leukemia treatment, which can include watchful waiting, biological therapy, chemotherapy, and surgery. This article discusses each of these treatment options in detail.
There is no hairy cell leukemia treatment by stage per se; however, this eMedTV article does break down treatment for the cancer based on whether the case of hairy cell leukemia is considered untreated, progressive, relapsed, or refractory.
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