Leukemia

Leukemia

The prevention and treatment of leukemia -- cancer of the blood or bone marrow. The disease is characterized by an abnormal increase of immature white blood cells.

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Leukemia

A substance that is similar to glucose (a type of sugar) with a radioactive tracer (F-18) attached to it. FDG is injected into a patient's blood, and its activity in the body is traced using a PET ...

contrast dye

Health care; Leukemia

A substance used during certain types of imaging tests to help distinguish between different body tissues and to clarify test findings. It is usually injected into a vein or given by mouth before the ...

prevalence

Health care; Leukemia

Represents new and pre-existing cases of a disease alive on a given date. Prevalence is a function of both the incidence of the disease and survival with the disease. Thus, the annual incidence of a ...

laboratory study

Health care; Leukemia

Research done in a laboratory. These studies may use test tubes or animals to find out if a drug, procedure, or treatment is likely to be useful. Laboratory studies take place before any testing is ...

indwelling catheter

Health care; Leukemia

Several types of catheters can be used for patients receiving intensive chemotherapy or nutritional support. An indwelling catheter is a special tubing inserted into a large vein in the upper chest. ...

platelet

Health care; Leukemia

Small blood cells (about one-tenth the volume of red cells) that stick to the site of blood vessel injury, aggregate and then seal off the injured blood vessel to stop bleeding. "Thrombocyte" is a ...