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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consolidation therapy

Health care; Leukemia

A term usually applied to the treatment of acute leukemia for drug treatment given to patients in remission after induction therapy. The aim of consolidation therapy is to kill as many of the ...

malignancy

Health care; Leukemia

A term with several meanings. In one usage, it is a synonym for cancer, as in “My friend was diagnosed with a malignancy”. In another usage it indicates a progressive, difficult to manage form of ...

A test that permits the identification of specific cell types within a sample of cells. The test may be used to examine blood cells, marrow cells or cells from a biopsy. A diluted suspension of cells ...

bone marrow aspiration

Health care; Leukemia

A test to examine marrow cells to detect cell abnormalities. A marrow sample is usually taken from the patient's hip bone. After medication is given to numb the skin, the liquid sample is removed ...

bone marrow biopsy

Health care; Leukemia

A test to examine marrow cells to detect cell abnormalities. This test differs from a bone marrow aspiration in that a small amount of bone filled with marrow is removed, usually from the hip bone. ...

immunoelectrophoresis

Health care; Leukemia

A test to separate plasma or urine proteins. The method can be used to identify monoclonal (abnormal) immunoglobulins. These proteins are important diagnostic features of myeloma and some lymphomas.

donor lymphocyte infusion (DLI)

Health care; Leukemia

A therapy that involves giving lymphocytes from the original stem cell donor to a patient who has had an allogeneic bone marrow transplant with a relapse of disease. DLI may induce an immune reaction ...