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This segment of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society web site offers specific information on each blood cancer, as well as general facts and statistics on each disease for the current year. Consult the pages on treatment to discover current approaches used in the clinic. Finally, there is a series of decision tools to assist patients and families as they select a treatment facility and a clinical specialist.


Facts & Statistics - Read the latest incidence, survival and other up-to-date statistics and facts about blood cancers

Leukemia - Leukemia is divided into four major categories: acute myelogenous, acute lymphocytic, chronic myelogenous and chronic lymphocytic leukemias

Lymphoma - Lymphoma is the name for a group of blood cancers that develop in the lymphatic system. Hodgkin lymphoma and non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) are the two main types of lymphoma.

Myeloma - About 20,580 Americans will be diagnosed with myeloma this year. It is estimated that approximately 66,529 people in the United States are living with or are in remission from myeloma.

Myelodysplastic Syndromes - Learn about myelodysplastic syndromes and how it is diagnosed and treated

Myeloproliferative Disorders - Learn about this group of blood diseases characterized by chronic increases in some or all of the blood cells

Other Blood Cancers - Find information and support for living with other blood cancers.

Childhood Blood Cancers - Families face uncertainty when they are told that their child has leukemia or lymphoma. It is a time filled with new people and situations, worries and change. It may help to learn that cancer survival rates for children have improved significantly during the last several decades due to new and better treatments.

Treatment & Clinical Trials - This segment provide information to assist people in choosing treatment options

National Education Programs - Live and archived presentations by the experts for patients, caregivers and health professionals, available to the public. All programs listed here are provided free of charge.

Free Materials - Our most popular publications are available on this Web site. They can be read online, downloaded or ordered by mail.

Signs and Symptoms - Learn more about the signs and symptoms of leukemia, Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphoma, myeloma, myelodysplastic syndromes and myeloproliferative diseases.



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