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1. We live near overhead power lines. Is there a cancer risk for my family?
last reviewed: 30.08.2007
2. I have been told I should have chemotherapy as a precaution after surgery. But a friend has read that chemotherapy can cause leukaemia. Is this true?
last reviewed: 02.01.2005
3. My daughter is pregnant and has just been found to have leukaemia. Has this been caused by the pregnancy?
last reviewed: 24.01.2007
4. My eight year old daughter has Down's syndrome. Does this mean she is more likely to get cancer as she gets older?
last reviewed: 20.07.2005
5. I have been told that my acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) has a genetic change called an inversion 16. That is complete mumbo-jumbo to me. Can you explain? Is it bad news?
last reviewed: 01.01.2005
6. I have been told that my acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) has a genetic change called T-eight-twenty one. I have no idea what that means. Can you explain? Is it bad news?
last reviewed: 01.01.2005
7. I have been told that my acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) has a genetic change called T-fifteen-seventeen. Can you explain? Is it bad news?
last reviewed: 01.01.2005
8. I have been told that my acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) has a genetic change called a complex karyotype. That is complete mumbo-jumbo to me. Can you explain? Is it bad news?
last reviewed: 01.01.2005
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