WHAT IS MPD ( MYELOPROLIFERATIVE DISEASES)?
• 3. WHERE DOES POLYCYTHEMIA VERA FIT IN? • 4. WHO CAN GET POLYCYTHEMIA VERA? • 5. WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS AND RISKS? • 6. HOW IS POLYCYTHEMIA VERA DIAGNOSED? • 7. WHAT CAUSES COMPLICATIONS? • 8. WHAT ELSE MIGHT I EXPERIENCE WITH POLYCYTHEMIA VERA? • 9. HOW IS POLYCYTHEMIA VERA TREATED? • 10. WHAT CAN I EXPECT FOLLOWING INITIAL TREATMENT? • 11. ARE PHLEBOTOMIES DANGEROUS? • 12. IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO TO REDUCE SIDE EFFECTS OF PHLEBOTOMY? • 13. IS PHLEBOTOMY THE ONLY TREATMENT USED? • 14. WHAT ABOUT IRON IN PATIENTS TREATED WITH PHLEBOTOMY? • 15. WHAT IS THE EFFECT OF IRON DEFICIENCY ON YOUR BODY? • 16. WHAT OTHER TREATMENTS HAVE BEEN USED? • 17. IS HYDREA SAFER THAN OLDER AGENTS? • 18. HOW LONG DO I HAVE TO TAKE HYDREA? • 19. WILL I STILL NEED PHLEBOTOMIES IF I AM TAKING HYDREA? • 20. ARE THERE ANY OTHER TREATMENT OPTIONS? • 21. HOW IS INTERFERON ADMINISTERED? • 22. WHAT SIDE EFFECTS CAN I EXPECT? • 23. WHAT IS POSTPOLYCYTHEMIC MYELOID METAPLASIA? • 24. WHAT ABOUT BONE MARROW TRANSPL