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Q&AS > LEUKAEMIA, ACUTE MYELOID Q&AS > GENERAL Q&AS > GENERALAML - general Q&As
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1. What is the difference between acute and chronic leukaemia?
last reviewed: 21.08.2007
2. What does leukaemia mean?
last reviewed: 01.04.2005
3. My son has a type of leukaemia called AML, another man on the ward has a type called ALL. What is the difference?
last reviewed: 21.08.2007
4. I have been told I have leukaemia and that it is an M4 leukaemia. What does this mean?
last reviewed: 01.01.2005
5. My consultant has told me I have 'good risk' AML. What does she mean?
last reviewed: 01.01.2005
6. I have erythroleukaemia. What does this mean?
last reviewed: 01.01.2005
7. 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
8. 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
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