The American Cancer Society estimates that more than 35,000 people will be diagnosed with leukemia in 2006. Depicted by many as a childhood disease, leukemia actually strikes more than ten times as many adults. Leukemias commonly diagnosed in adults include acute myeloid and chronic lymphocytic leukemia, while acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) is the most common diagnosis in children.
Current standard treatments for leukemia may involve chemotherapy, chemotherapy in conjunction with bone marrow, stemcell or cord blood transplantation, and/or radiation therapy. As a pioneer of several treatment regimens for leukemia, the Ireland Cancer Center has had significant success in the use of transplantation for both leukemia and the noncancerous aplastic anemia.
Physicians at the Ireland Cancer Center offer patients science’s most innovative technologies for the treatment of leukemia and other hematologic diseases. High-tech treatment is complemented with personalized and supportive care from oncology nurses and social workers. This multidisciplinary team meets weekly to discuss leukemia cases.
Meet the Leukemia Care Team: