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Corticosteroids

Overview
Corticosteroids are a class of prescription drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat inflammation. Corticosteroids are sometimes used to treat people with leukemia.

The most common… read more

Allogeneic (donor) stem cell transplant

Overview
Stem cell transplant is sometimes used to treat people with leukemia. The majority of people with leukemia who undergo stem cell transplant receive an allogeneic stem cell transplant (allo-SCT), which means… read more

Autologous (self) stem cell transplant

Clinical trials

Overview
Depending on several factors, you may be eligible to participate in clinical trials studying new treatments for leukemia. Clinical trials are the only way that new treatments for leukemia can be tested.… read more

Chemotherapy

Overview
Chemotherapy is the treatment of cancer with drugs that destroy or slow the growth of cancer cells. Some doctors may refer to all medication prescribed for someone with leukemia as chemotherapy. Chemotherapy is… read more

Complementary and integrative therapies

Overview
According to the 2007 National Health Interview Survey, 65 percent of Americans who have ever been diagnosed with cancer have used non-traditional therapies. Complementary treatments are those used alongside… read more

Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG)

Overview
In some cases of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), cancerous versions of white blood cells known as plasma B cells proliferate, crowding out normal cells. Healthy plasma cells secrete proteins called… read more

Medical marijuana

Overview
Medical marijuana, also known as medical cannabis, is widely used to treat chronic pain, nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, and insomnia, all common symptoms of leukemia or side effects of its treatment.… read more

Radiation therapy

Overview
Radiation therapy (also called RT or radiotherapy) is not commonly used to treat leukemia. However, radiation therapy is used in some cases of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and chronic lymphocytic leukemia… read more

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