Childhood Leukemia Overview

Whether your child has just been diagnosed with leukemia, is going through treatment, or is trying to stay well after treatment, this overview guide can help you find the answers you need. Click on the topics below to get started.

What Is Leukemia in Children?

• What is cancer?
• What are the differences between cancers in adults and children?
• What is childhood leukemia?
• How many children get leukemia?

Causes, Risk Factors, and Prevention

• What are the risk factors for childhood leukemia?
• Can childhood leukemia be prevented?

Early Detection, Diagnosis, and Staging

• How is childhood leukemia found?
• Classification of childhood leukemia
• Survival rates for childhood leukemia

Treating Leukemia in Children

• How is childhood leukemia treated?
• Immediate treatment of childhood leukemia
• Surgery for childhood leukemia
• Radiation treatment for childhood leukemia
• Chemotherapy for childhood leukemia
• Targeted therapy for childhood leukemia
• High-dose chemotherapy and stem cell transplant for childhood leukemia
• Treatment of children with acute lymphocytic leukemia
• Treatment of children with acute myeloid leukemia
• Treatment of children with acute promyelocytic leukemia
• Treatment of children with juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia
• Treatment of children with chronic myelogenous leukemia
• Status of acute leukemia after treatment
• Clinical trials for childhood leukemia
• Complementary and alternative therapies for childhood leukemia

Talking With Your Doctor

• What are some questions you can ask the doctor about childhood leukemia?

After Treatment

• Moving on after treatment
• Long-term effects of cancer treatment in children
• Moving on after treatment for childhood leukemia

What`s New in Leukemia in Children Research?

• What`s new in childhood leukemia research?

Other Resources and References

• How can I learn more about childhood leukemia?