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Treatment Response Rates for Acute Myeloid Leukemia ...

About 2 out of 3 people with AML who get standard induction chemotherapy (chemo) go into remission. This usually means the bone marrow contains fewer than 5% ...

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Hair Loss (Alopecia)

Hair loss and thinning caused by hormone therapy is usually reversible and grows back after treatment. Most people who have hair loss or thinning related to ...

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Typical Treatment of Acute Myeloid Leukemia (Except APL)

Low-intensity chemo with a drug such as low-dose cytarabine (LDAC), azacitidine (Vidaza), or decitabine (Dacogen). This is often given along with a targeted ...

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Targeted Therapy Drugs for Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)

Ivosidenib (Tibsovo) is an IDH1 inhibitor. · Olutasidenib (Rezlidhia) is an IDH1 inhibitor that can be used to treat AML with an IDH1 mutation ...

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Treatment of Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS)

Simple mastectomy (removal of the entire breast) may be needed if the area of DCIS is very large, if the breast has several separate areas of DCIS in different ...

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Risk Factors for Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)

Getting older · Being born male · Smoking · Being exposed to certain chemicals · Being treated with certain chemotherapy drugs · Being exposed to ...

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What Causes Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)?

What Causes Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)? · Changes (mutations) in genes as a cause of AML · Chromosome changes in AML cells · Inherited versus ...

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Signs and Symptoms of Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)

Symptoms caused by high numbers of leukemia cells · Headache · Weakness in one side of the body · Slurred speech · Confusion · Sleepiness.

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Body Mass Index (BMI) Calculator

Enter your height and weight to find your body mass index (BMI) - the number often used to judge whether your weight is healthy – or whether excess weight ...

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How AML Subtypes Affect Outlook & Treatment

The stage is based on the size of the main tumor and how far the cancer has spread. This can be helpful in predicting a person's outlook and ...

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Treating Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)

The main treatment for most types of AML is chemotherapy, sometimes along with a targeted therapy drug. This might be followed by a stem cell transplant.

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