Leukemia--Acute Myeloid (Myelogenous)
Treating Leukemia - Acute Myeloid (AML) TOPICS
- Disclaimer
- General treatment information
- Chemotherapy for acute myeloid leukemia
- Other drugs for acute myeloid leukemia
- Surgery for acute myeloid leukemia
- Radiation therapy for acute myeloid leukemia
- Bone marrow or peripheral blood stem cell transplant for acute myeloid leukemia
- Clinical trials for acute myeloid leukemia
- Complementary and alternative therapies for acute myeloid leukemia
- Typical treatment of acute myeloid leukemia (except promyelocytic M3)
- Treatment of acute promyelocytic (M3) leukemia
- What if the leukemia doesn`t respond or comes back after treatment?
- More treatment information
More treatment information
For more details on treatment options -- including some that may not be addressed in this document -- the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) are good sources of information.
The NCCN, made up of experts from many of the nation's leading cancer centers, develops cancer treatment guidelines for doctors to use when treating patients. Those are available on the NCCN Web site (www.nccn.org).
The NCI provides treatment guidelines via its telephone information center (1-800-4-CANCER) and its Web site (www.cancer.gov). Detailed guidelines intended for use by cancer care professionals are also available on www.cancer.gov.
Last Medical Review: 03/22/2012
Last Revised: 01/18/2013
