Specialties: Oncology, Hematology,
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer,
Publication Year: 2006,
Cover: Wallchart,
Dimensions: 48.26x508x17.78mm

This patient-friendly chart defines leukemia and shows four types of acute and chronic leukemia. It briefly describes the causes and risk factors, lists signs and symptoms for each type of leukemia, provides details on treatment options for each of the four types, and indicates the age of the population that is most affected by the disease. The chart also describes and shows blood cell development, discusses the function of blood, describes allogeneic stem cell transplantation (SCT), and illustrates bone marrow biopsy.show more