What You Need To Know About: Leukemia

This booklet is about leukemia, cancer that starts in the tissue that forms blood. Each year in the United States, more than 40,800 adults and 3,500 children learn they have this disease.

Learning about medical care for leukemia can help you take an active part in making choices about your care. This booklet tells about diagnosis, treatment options, supportive care you may need before, during, or after treatment, tests the doctor may give you during follow-up visits, taking part in research studies.