How is AML diagnosed?
How is AML treated? Your caregivers will decide which type of treatment is best for you. • You may get treatment in phases (steps). In the first phase (induction phase), caregivers will give you treatment to make your AML go into remission. Remission means there are no longer any signs of leukemia. It may take weeks or months before you are in remission. Caregivers may need to change your treatment to help you go into remission. After you are in remission, you will get the next phase of treatment called post-remission treatment. Post-remission treatment may be done to kill any hidden leukemia cells and help you stay in remission. • During treatment, you may take two or more cancer fighting medicines called chemotherapy (“chemo”). You may have a bone marrow or blood stem cell transplant. During a transplant procedure, bone marrow or stem cells are put in your blood through an IV. The stem cells should go to your bone marrow and begin making new blood cells. Clinical trials (experimental
