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Screening for Leukemia

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Created 06/10/2008 - 07:30

Screening for Leukemia

by ]]>Debra Wood, RN]]>

]]>Main Page]]> | ]]>Risk Factors]]> | ]]>Reducing Your Risk]]> | Screening | ]]>Symptoms]]> | ]]>Diagnosis]]> | ]]>Treatment Overview]]> | ]]>Chemotherapy]]> | ]]>Radiation Therapy]]> | ]]>Other Treatments]]> | ]]>Lifestyle Changes]]> | ]]>Living With Leukemia]]> | ]]>Talking to Your Doctor]]> | ]]>Resource Guide]]>

Screening is a way to evaluate people without symptoms to determine if they are at risk for cancer or have already developed cancer.

There are no screening tests or screening guidelines for leukemia. Children with Down Syndrome, though, should be closely monitored for development of leukemia during childhood and beyond.

Sources:

National Cancer Institute

American Cancer Society

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society


Last reviewed February 2003 by ]]>John Erban, MD]]>

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