Book Description
This most complete parent guide covers not only detailed and precise medical information about leukemia and the various treatment options, but also day-to-day practical advice on how to cope with procedures, hospitalization, family and friends, school, social and financial issues, communication, feelings, and, if therapy is not successful, the difficult issues of death and bereavement. Woven among the medical details and the practical advice are the voices of parents and children who have lived with leukemia and its treatments. As many parents have already found, advice from "veteran" parents can be a lifeline. Obtaining a basic understanding of topics such as medical terminology, how drugs work, common side effects of chemotherapy, and how to work more effectively with medical personnel can only improve the quality of life for the whole family suffering along with their leukemic child. Having parents describe their own emotional ups and downs, how they coped, and how they molded their family life around hospitalizations can be a tremendous comfort. Just knowing that there are other kids on chemotherapy who refuse to eat anything but tacos or who have frequent rages can make one feel less alone. Parents who read this book will encounter medical facts simply explained, advice to ease their daily life, and tools to be a strong advocate for their child. This third edition contains significant updates to the information on treatments, chemotherapy drugs, bone marrow transplants, coping with side effects, and resources. It also contains a personal treatment summary and long-term follow-up guide for your child to keep as a permanent record. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (24)

A "Must-Have" for the family
I was loaned the 2nd Edition in the hospital after our son was diagnosed with ALL.This book is so valuable to the family to help you learn and weather through all the processes you could face during this difficult time.I knew I had to have my own copy and bought a second copy of the 3rd edition to share with other families through the hospital.Many other members of our family intend to buy their own copies of the book as well.

If you are hungry for information, buy this book.It calmed my nerves and made me a better team member in my son's fight against cancer.

For any Parents whose child is diagnosed with Leukemia
Our Son was diagnosed in April of 2006 with ALL Leukemia. Trying to understand all of the terms, meds and schedules is hard enough. This book is written by a Mom with the help of her Doctor's expertise.It puts very scary helpless feelings in laymen's terms. This Mom goes into detail on how to comfort and successfully treat your child. She gives you her experiences on what works and what doesn't and what to expect. It is also an up- to- date book, whereas many books were written years ago. As a Mom who has gone thru 7+ months of this diagnosis, I wish someone would have given me this book the moment our Son was diagnosed. It's great for the whole family to read as well.

A Necessary and Informative Guide on Chilldhood leukemia
As a grandparent of a recently diagnosed 3 year old with ALL leukemia I have found this book an important resource for me to understand the treatment for this terrible disease.The descriptions of the types of chemo used and its side-effects have been particulalry valuable during the early months since the diagnosis.The book is comprehensive with all aspects of the disease and is full of anecdotal and suggestions for coping with this disease at all phases of treatment.It also offers lists of available resources to be accessed.I highly recommend this book for parents, family members and caregivers.

Wish this book was available 23 years ago!
I have been a survivor of ALL Leukemia for 23 years now, and really wish there were books like this then.But now is when all these books are coming out, I am trying to find a book or information on how long term survivors can cope with the long term issues we face.

Topics like planning for college, buying a home, saving for retirement.These are issues my mother addressed with me, and now it is too late to start addressing these issues for me.For others it is not to late.We are surviving longer, and this is a new arena for the doctors and social workers need to address.

This Book is the Bible of Childhood Leukemia!
When my son was diagnosed in July 2002 with ALL, I didn't even know what Leukemia was.I ordered this book from Amazon right away.Over a year later, I found myself still looking to this book for reference.After the doctors explain something to me I come home and look it up in this book and understand even better exactly what's going on with my son.If you know anyone with leukemia get a copy for yourself and for the parents of that child.(I have never written a review for a book before but felt compelled to tell people how helpful this book has been to me.) ... Read more

Book Description
Tens of thousands of Americans are living with adult leukemia, a cancer of the white blood cells. Adult leukemia, which is really a group of diseases, can be a baffling condition for patients and families to understand, and finding targeted information on individual conditions can be difficult.In straightforward, non-technical language, Adult Leukemia: A Comprehensive Guide for Patients and Families gives those living with leukemia the skills and resources to meet their needs for information and support. It addresses:

• Diagnosis and medical tests
• Finding, and successfully interacting with, a good oncologist
• Characteristics of the leukemias, factors in prognosis, and the various subtypes and staging systems for the disease
• Treatments, including watch-and-wait, chemotherapy, marrow transplantation, stem cell rescue, radiation, biological treatments, and trends in research
• Side effects and long-term effects of treatment, including how to cope and increase your quality of life
• Emotional responses to diagnosis, treatment, remission, possible recurrence, and other aspects of dealing with the condition, including stories from dozens of families living with leukemia
• Getting support from your family, friends, employers, and the broader community
• Leukemia resources: a comprehensive list that includes organizations, print, and online sites

Customer Reviews (11)

aduklt leukemia
This book has been so helpful. My best friends daughter was diagnosed 2 years ago and this book has helped me help them a lot. Thank you.

Could be better
Having been dx'd with AML I wanted a comprehensive but understandable text to keep near by and refer to as the situation warranted.At first I found it helpdul but then I had more complex questions and the answers were not there.Specifically I needed a better explanation of all the CD's and their effect , affect, I never know which to use, on my leukemia.I also needed much more information on blasts and what different levels indicate.I felt that side effects of chemo anddrugs needed to be addressed more thoroughly, and GVHD certainly needed much more space.
I would say this is a fine starting point but does not have all the answers.Oh, I found the anecdotes nothing but space wasting

The Author Speaks
Dear Readers,

This book was written to ensure that there was information available that we could relate to and understand.I"m glad to know that others are finding what they need in the book.We also invite you to join us on one of the free hematological cancer support lists at the Association of Cancer Online Resources (ACOR).

Thank you for reading and for purchasing this book.I do hope it meets your needs.

Leukemians' Bible
Whether you're the patient (like I was) or family, friend or caregiver to one, its one of the first things most people do when diagnosed with leukemia. You look for more information. You'll find lots of books about cancer. But very few specifically about adult leukemia. GrannyBarb has certainly put it all together for us. And you can benefit by as much or as little as you choose to use. There is no other book like this one. I've looked. I only wish it were written five years sooner. It would have saved this CML survivor a lot of wasted time and energy searching for factual information, authoritatively written in patient-speak--the language we need in order to understand better to recover quicker.

Adult Leukemia: A Comprehensive Guide for Patients and Famil
This is a wonderfully thorough and easily understandable book.And while lots of the information was familiar, it really helped to have so many aspects collected in one place."Granny Barb" seems to cover all of the key areas one would want to know about leukemia. ... Read more

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Historical view pointbut cyto toxins are devistating & experimental.
As a mother of 3, one of which has ALL Acute Lymphoblastic leukaemia, and a researcher, I want parents to know that there is more out there than this author offers.The tragedy is a moral one, while they have been using our children as guinee pigs for 30 years they have also shut out all other promising research of less harmful treatments that have shown good results.Only "inefficent" cyto toxins have been promoted and invested in.Fishbowl mentality not serving humanity but serving Big Pharma profits.My 3yr old has nearly died from cyto toxic chemo and this treatment predisposes patients to multiple other cancers in future.Cyto-toxins may be an appropriate first aid but as a prolonged treatment they are harmful in hidden and devistating ways.Hippocrates said "first thout should do no harm", perhaps looking outside the square as they did to find quantum physics, would be more successful and less devistating to families.We have lost everything due to the treatment alone.Alternatives provide more promise and better results but people are frightened and guilted into taking chemo, by MDs,when there are more efficent treatments for the long term with less harmful side effects.THis publication is good for the historical point, showing the investment since the great wars in cyto-toxins.But many competing and more successful treatments have been suppressed due to this treatment.Interestingly chemo has extreemly poor results with any other cancer and yet it is used universally in all cancers.Not exactly commonsense. Multinationals suppress our technology to enable continued profit from fossil fuels and the same authorities suppress competing research in this industry because they don't want to lose market share or admitt the limitations of the cyto-toxic industry.Parents are not given choice in this treatment and the population based statistics used do not cater for individual needs.It has supprised me how little medical professionals know about cutting edge research and how quickly new breakthroughs get lost or dissapear.MD's are only as good as the information provided to them and can the source of information be trusted given the cold war approach to cyto-toxic alternatives.The fishy smell is the economics.Ignorance and economics are putting our children at risk in prevention and cure.A Fact.Cyto-toxins cannot proport to be a cure or miracle, too many children have died from cyto toxic effects and experimentation that continues today. THe crime is in not looking beyond the first aid approach, beyond cyto-toxins, to focus on harm minimisation and treatments that are more efficient than current drugs.THis book is written by someone that is entrenched in the fishbowl mentality and has only painted part of the historical picture.Again he is only as good as the information provided to him.I am a researcher, I know what I am speaking of.Bring parents choice and harm minimisation or get off the podium.It took Medical professionals 200 years before they allowed Vitamin c to become a mainstream treatment of scurvey, shunning the proporter as a quack.OUr children are still dying from ignorance in 2005.

Miracles and Medicine: One Parent's Introduction to Leukemia
I came across this book while sitting in my daughter's hospital room still inundated with the news that she had childhhod leukemia.It was there amid the pamphlets and literature that symbolized the "dump" our lives had just taken.

I picked it up one sleepless night and, by the time I finished, I knew that my duaghter had every chance of surviving.We faced her two and a half year treatment with a new understanding that we were members of a group of children, families, medical practitioners and researchers who make a difference.

That was five years ago.This book set the tone for our struggles and victories large and small.It gave us perspective. It gave us hope and it gave us gratitude for all of the efforts that, ulitmately, gave my daughter back to me -- healthy and strong.

History of treatment for childhood leukemia
Childhood leukemia survival rates have increased dramatically in the last 20 years and this book gives historical perspective of significant treatment breakthroughs and scientific developments through the stories of several doctors and researchers.Excellent reference book for students and researchers, less applicable for medical consumers who may find current treatment-oriented books more useful. ... Read more

Book Description
Roger Madoff was diagnosed with leukemia in 2002. After enduring two years of chemotherapy and radiation, two stem-cell transplants and numerous immuno-suppressive treatments, he felt strong enough to write about his experience. Roger was a reporter for Bloomberg News and lived in New York City with his wife, Jen, and dog, Milo. He died on April 15, 2006, at the age of 32, from the debilitating side effects of his second transplant. This book is filled with the strength, humor, love and hope that defined his life. For more information, please visit: www.leukemiaforchickens.com ... Read more

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Touched My Life
"Roger Madoff." I was just on my way out from my hairdresser when the name on the book jacket caught my eye.Roger had been a star among my reporters for two years when I was stock market editor at Bloomberg in the `90s. He was brilliant, personable, knowledgeable but humble, an excellent reporter. Delighted to see his name in print and eager to see what he had written, I picked up the book and found a photo of a very young Roger with a huge Smoky the Bear in the background. My pleasure disappeared suddenly as I read the title: "Leukemia for Chickens."

My heart fell as I opened the book and read the foreword written by a dean at Weill Cornell Medical College. "When Roger was first diagnosed with leukemia at the age of 29, he very made a conscious decision to fight his disease...With candor and humor, Roger chronicles his illness up until a few months before he courageously faced death in April 2006."

I turned to my hairdresser. "I knew him!" I blurted. "His whole family comes here," said the hairdresser. "They gave me this book today."

Mumbling a plea to pass along my condolences, I headed for the elevator, images of Roger flooding my mind. It wasn't until I had arrived home and ordered Roger's book on Amazon that I realized that in my shock, I had walked out without paying the bill.

When the book arrived a day later, I thought it would be a tough read. Roger's widow, Jennifer, had published it herself. No surprise there - no doubt, agents would have wanted an uplifting account about how somebody beat the disease. Over the next few days, though, I found myself unable to put the book down. I finished it today, crying.

It took just one day for Roger to enter the tortures of the damned. Feeling tired, he went to the family doctor and had a blood test that showed a high white blood cell count. Within 24 hours of retest and diagnosis, he began chemotherapy -- the first step in a process that would involve the complete destruction of his immune system in the hope of growing a new, healthy one.

Roger had always been a compelling writer -- exuberant, totally original. A member of one of the most dynamic families on Wall Street, he had grown up talking stocks around the family table and probably knew more about the market than the rest of Bloomberg's New York news staff combined. But he never mentioned his family at all, and accepted editing with great grace. Grace, in fact, was a word that could have summed him up - he was a gracious person, graced with brains, a great personality, high energy, inventiveness, good looks, a wonderful family and a girlfriend, later wife. As a reporter, Roger had the equivalent of what my partner Victor Niederhoffer calls "a money-making personality" in traders - he had a story-making personality. He could find "new news" and do it justice. Not only was he an exceptionally vivid writer and expert phrase-turner; he had a merry sense of humor and would often put something outrageous into his stories -- just so that I would have something to take out, he once explained with a grin. I remember one classic Roger story that included the quote, "Puts are for putzes."I thought it was both funny and accurate, but a higher-up indignantly demanded the removal of what he deemed exceedingly offensive profanity. (One result of the incident is that we were treated to a highly detailed and hilarious explanation by the bureau chief of the scale on which "putz" falls.)

Roger was regarded with affection and respect in the newsroom. That doesn't explain why I, who rarely finish any book, finished his book. It wasn't as though we were personal friends. I knew he had gone to work for a unit of the family firm, Primex, on a project to build a digital trading auction, but I hadn't spoken to him in years.

The reason I couldn't put the book down is that it's a highly interesting, endearing first-person account by a stellar reporter of what it's like to undergo cancer treatment in the 21st century. You won't hear the real story by asking a patient or a doctor. The patient is likely to say, "I'm doing fine," while even an exceptionally sensitive doctor would be unable to give the story from the patient's perspective. While leukemia is rare, the stem-cell transplants that Roger underwent are used to treat two dozen other diseases. (He never had much more than a 50% chance - a fact that Roger says he was not aware of as he embarked on the treatment. His doctor, he writes, `discouraged me from inquiring about discomforting statistics."

Roger tells about the treatments, the geometrically expanding side effects and resulting physical ailments and difficulties associated with the treatments, about his own emotions, about the effect on his own family and his marriage. The gracious Roger I knew survived it all -- there is no hint of bitterness or rancor toward his doctors or anyone else. Eventually, he tells how he came to terms with not being a conquering hero.

"I had to reconcile myself to the fact that there are forces beyond my control, and yet I had to continue to work as if there weren't," he wrote. "Maybe I was turning a blind eye to the reality of my struggle, but I knew I would resume living my life as fully as possible. I would try to find richness in every day I had in front of me. I had always tried to live this way and I would reserve my strength for the moments that mattered, regardless of how small they were and how often they came."

If you are close to someone with cancer, or if you are in health care yourself, I'd recommend this book. As an example of great work performed under extremely adverse conditions, it is worthy of a Pulitzer.

incredible candor and courage
once started, i could not put the book down! an incredible first person brutally frank and honest account of a young man's difficult journey through a terrible ordeal.

humanity at its best!
While Roger's memoir is a lesson in living though illness, I found that this book was more about relationships based on love, courage, empathy and humor. Roger shares with us the remarkable intimate relationships he had with his amazing wife Jen, his family and all those friends (and strangers) touched by his infectious humor and optimisim.His account of his life as a patient should serve as an instruction guide for all in the medical profession; it will teach you more about the patients experience then any textbook or residency.For patients, it serves to teach us how to advocate for ourselves as well as help us to understand that medicine isn't perfect and our caregivers do the best they can for us with what is available.

This is a book about living.An inspiring and often times laugh-out-loud read. Highly recommended!

For healers in training
This funny, brave, honest little book educates and edifies. I recommend it to all, but foremost to those training to be healers. I know of no finer introduction to disease then the one communicated here with careful, journalistic prose. As a doctor, it taught me more about the experience of illness than any grand rounds or medical school lecture. The author shows us that the great battle that is terminal illness is fought in many ways and in many places. As we interact with patients as therapists, nurses, and doctors we have an opportunity through our actions to honor this battle or to miss that opportunity. We are summoned here to know the experience of illness more deeply and with this understanding to act with far greater sympathy and compassion. It has my highest recommendation.

A must read
As someone who does judge a book by its cover - this one is not to be missed.The picture of the innocent little boy on the front cover grabs your heart and the story revealed inside reminds you how precious life truly is and how you must cherish those people around you.Roger tells his story with courage, dignity and a sense of humor that makes you laugh out loud. An incredible book that should be read by all. ... Read more

Book Description
Childhood leukemias represent nearly one third of all cancers in children and present a unique challenge to oncologists, pediatricians, hematologists, and other health professionals. Ching-Hon Pui has assembled an expert team of authors to develop the most comprehensive, clinically-oriented, and authoritative reference dedicated to these diseases. The volume moves from the laboratory bench to the patient bedside in four easily-accessible sections. Fully referenced and up-to-date, it is an absolute 'must-have' for any physician or investigator who deals with leukemias in childhood. ... Read more

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This book has been created for patients who have decided to make education and research an integral part of the treatment process. Although it also gives information useful to doctors, caregivers and other health professionals, it tells patients where and how to look for information covering virtually all topics related to hairy cell leukemia (also leukemic reticuloendotheliosis), from the essentials to the most advanced areas of research. The title of this book includes the word official. This reflects the fact that the sourcebook draws from public, academic, government, and peer-reviewed research. Selected readings from various agencies are reproduced to give you some of the latest official information available to date on hairy cell leukemia. Given patients' increasing sophistication in using the Internet, abundant references to reliable Internet-based resources are provided throughout this sourcebook. Where possible, guidance is provided on how to obtain free-of-charge, primary research results as well as more detailed information via the Internet. E-book and electronic versions of this sourcebook are fully interactive with each of the Internet sites mentioned (clicking on a hyperlink automatically opens your browser to the site indicated). Hard-copy users of this sourcebook can type cited Web addresses directly into their browsers to obtain access to the corresponding sites. In addition to extensive references accessible via the Internet, chapters include glossaries of technical or uncommon terms. ... Read more

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While many believe that being diagnosed with leukemia is like being handed a death sentence, South Dakota native Louis George Whitehead provides living proof that survival of this life-threatening and life-changing illness is possible.

At age twenty-one, Whitehead's doctor informs him that he is suffering from acute myeloid leukemia. After two rounds of chemotherapy and a relapse a few months later, Whitehead makes the decision to undergo a bone-marrow transplant. Living through Leukemia chronicles his story of endurance and optimism.

Whitehead shares his feelings following his initial diagnosis and through the realization that a fatal outcome was possible. He also details the events and symptoms leading up to his courageous battle and describes the importance of both his friends and family in the struggle to get well and stay that way.

If you or someone close to you is living with leukemia or is facing the prospect of a bone-marrow transplant, Whitehead's personal reflections will serve as encouragement on how to approach each day with a leveled patience and look ahead to a more hopeful time. ... Read more

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A survivor's story
Louis Whitehead was 21 years old when he was diagnosed with leukemia. The disease took almost two years out of his life, where all he could focus on was his battle towards recovery. In this book, he chronicles his struggle with the illness; from the first symptoms begin to show up, through diagnosis, treatment, and finally his complete recovery. The book provides a detailed account of the steps involved in battling this life-threatening disease, including chemotherapy, irradiation, and a bone-marrow transplant, followed by a long recovery period that is both physically and emotionally exhausting. The book is mostly factual and descriptive in its writing style, but Whitehead also touches on his spiritual strength and never wavering belief that he will survive, as well as the support from family and friends that helps him pull through the ordeal. He also discusses his experiences with lengthy hospitals stays and medical staff. Many are helpful and caring, but there are others who seem to forget that they are dealing with human beings and tend to treat patients as "cases," leaving the patient feeling lost and lonely in his quest for recovery.

Whitehead's book should be helpful reading for anyone going through a similar illness, or for people whose loved ones are suffering from cancer. It gives the reader a thorough understanding of the steps involved in the battle with leukemia and shows that it is possible to come out on the other side with health and spirits intact ... Read more

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When a child is diagnosed with leukemia, this is the book for the child and family to read.Known as 'the red book' in the leukemia community, You and Leukemia is written for children, but is often used by adults with leukemia, as well. The new second edition continues to make a challenging disease easier to understand for both children and adults. Extensively illustrated and written in a conversational style, it reflects the relatively recent developments that have made survival a much greater probability than in the past. ... Read more

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Excellent Resource
I highly recommend this book for any family going thru Leukemia. When my friends little boy was diagnosed 1 week ago with leukemia, I set out immediatley to find a book written for children that would explain to this little boy what was happening to him. I found and read a few good books on this topic, but this one is by far the best one I found. It is very thorough, but explained well. Every family going thru Leukemia, should have this book. It was also helpful for my own children so that they too could understand what is happening to their friend.

an outstanding introduction to leukemia for all ages
Recently,my six year old daughterwas diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia.Her doctor immediately gave us a copy of You and Leukemia.As a beginning reference, the book helped to explain the terms, challenges and struggle we were about to face.I have purchased copies for all of the family members so that everyone can begin to understand leukemia. Writing in a thorough but simple manner, Baker has produced an important resources for patients and their relatives. ... Read more

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This is a 3-in-1 reference book. It gives a complete medical dictionary covering hundreds of terms and expressions relating to chronic lymphocytic leukemia. It also gives extensive lists of bibliographic citations. Finally, it provides information to users on how to update their knowledge using various Internet resources. The book is designed for physicians, medical students preparing for Board examinations, medical researchers, and patients who want to become familiar with research dedicated to chronic lymphocytic leukemia.If your time is valuable, this book is for you. First, you will not waste time searching the Internet while missing a lot of relevant information. Second, the book also saves you time indexing and defining entries. Finally, you will not waste time and money printing hundreds of web pages.Download Description
This is a 3-in-1 reference book. It gives a complete medical dictionary covering hundreds of terms and expressions relating to chronic lymphocytic leukemia. It also gives extensive lists of bibliographic citations. Finally, it provides information to users on how to update their knowledge using various Internet resources. The book is designed for physicians, medical students preparing for Board examinations, medical researchers, and patients who want to become familiar with research dedicated to chronic lymphocytic leukemia. If your time is valuable, this book is for you. First, you will not waste time searching the Internet while missing a lot of relevant information. Second, the book also saves you time indexing and defining entries. Finally, you will not waste time and money printing hundreds of web pages. ... Read more

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This book has been created for patients who have decided to make education and research an integral part of the treatment process. Although it also gives information useful to doctors, caregivers and other health professionals, it tells patients where and how to look for information covering virtually all topics related to chronic lymphocytic leukemia (also Chronic granulocytic leukemia; chronic lymphocyte leukemia; Chronic Myelocytic Leukemia; Chronic Myeloid Leukemia; lymphocytic leukemia), from the essentials to the most advanced areas of research. The title of this book includes the word official. This reflects the fact that the sourcebook draws from public, academic, government, and peer-reviewed research. Selected readings from various agencies are reproduced to give you some of the latest official information available to date on chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Given patients' increasing sophistication in using the Internet, abundant references to reliable Internet-based resources are provided throughout this sourcebook. Where possible, guidance is provided on how to obtain free-of-charge, primary research results as well as more detailed information via the Internet. E-book and electronic versions of this sourcebook are fully interactive with each of the Internet sites mentioned (clicking on a hyperlink automatically opens your browser to the site indicated). Hard-copy users of this sourcebook can type cited Web addresses directly into their browsers to obtain access to the corresponding sites. In addition to extensive references accessible via the Internet, chapters include glossaries of technical or uncommon terms.Download Description
This sourcebook has been created for patients who have decided to make education and Internet-based research an integral part of the treatment process. Although it gives information useful to doctors, caregivers and other health professionals, it also tells patients where and how to look for information covering virtually all topics related to chronic lymphocytic leukemia, from the essentials to the most advanced areas of research. The title of this book includes the word official. This reflects the fact that the sourcebook draws from public, academic, government, and peer-reviewed research. Selected readings from various agencies are reproduced to give you some of the latest official information available to date on chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Following an introductory chapter, the sourcebook is organized into three parts. PART I: THE ESSENTIALS; Chapter 1. The Essentials on Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: Guidelines; Chapter 2. Seeking Guidance; Chapter 3. Clinical Trials and Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia; PART II: ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND ADVANCED MATERIAL; Chapter 4. Studies on Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia; Chapter 5. Patents on Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia; Chapter 6. Books on Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia; Chapter 7. Multimedia on Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia; Chapter 8. Periodicals and News on Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia; Chapter 9. Physician Guidelines and Databases; Chapter 10. Dissertations on Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia; PART III. APPENDICES; Appendix A. Researching Your Medications; Appendix B. Researching Alternative Medicine; Appendix C. Finding Medical Libraries; Appendix D. Your Rights and Insurance; ONLINE GLOSSARIES; CHRONIC LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA GLOSSARY; INDEX. Related topics include: Chronic granulocytic leukemia, chronic lymphocyte leukemia, Chronic Myelocytic Leukemia, Chronic Myeloid Leukemia, lymphocytic leukemia. ... Read more

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Title doesn't deliver
This is touted as a CLL Sourcebook, but it really a CML book that has had some wording changed to make it fit implications for CLL (CML and CLL are completely different diseases, and thus are treated very differently). Very misleading title. Also, the book is seriously out of step with current research (ok, research, and treatment are moving very fast in this area). Resource list is too general for CLL.

REVIEW
This was a great, smooth tranaction.The book is very helpful, and that is good for it was for my husband who has this.Susan In Denver ... Read more

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Acute Myelogenous Leukemia is a timely compilation of new concepts in the molecular pathogenesis and molecular therapy of acute myelogenous leukemia (AML). The focus is on selected critical molecular determinants of AML pathogenesis and pathophysiology and the exploitation of these factors by diverse therapeutic agents and modalities. Bringing together new concepts and findings in the basic and clinical science of AML, the book emphasizes the molecular basis for new therapies that stand to have the greatest potential impact on the clinical face of these diseases. The text provides insights into selected novel strategies currently and prospectively being developed, including interruption of specific signal transduction pathways, modulation of gene expression, attempts to reinstate differentiation, and immunomodulation. There is an emphasis throughout on the bidirectional flow of knowledge between the clinical and laboratory arenas, and both basic and clinical scientists will benefit from this translational text.

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This book deals with leukemia from a doctor's and a patient's perspective. ... Read more

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In 1982, Dr. Robert Patenaude was diagnosed with leukemia. This book is the moving, first-hand account of his experience. From the first shock of hearing the diagnosis and the anguish of his hospitalization, to chemotherapy and a bone marrow transplant, the author gives a painfully frank description of his experiences and shows the incredible survival instinct that helped him beat the disease.

Patenaude offers the reader a complete and scientific understanding of leukemia. Each chapter is written in layman's terms and thoroughly covers the scope of its topic. Patenaude leads the reader through the different classifications of leukemia, how they progress and how they are treated. Scientific explanation is complemented by Patenaude's ability to explain the how and why of diagnosis, prognosis and treatment.

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A practical, easy-to-use guide to leukemias and lymphomas, Understanding Leukemia and Lymphoma is an invaluable text for everyone involved with these conditions, from specialists in training to interested patients. Using straightforward terminology and extensive color figures to describe and illustrate the current procedures involved in diagnosis and treatment, this is a ready source of up to date information on these common conditions. Discussions cover the different types of the disorders, diagnosis procedures, and the various treatments of leukemia and lymphoma, including blood and bone marrow transplantation.

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This is a 3-in-1 reference book. It gives a complete medical dictionary covering hundreds of terms and expressions relating to acute myeloid leukemia. It also gives extensive lists of bibliographic citations. Finally, it provides information to users on how to update their knowledge using various Internet resources. The book is designed for physicians, medical students preparing for Board examinations, medical researchers, and patients who want to become familiar with research dedicated to acute myeloid leukemia.If your time is valuable, this book is for you. First, you will not waste time searching the Internet while missing a lot of relevant information. Second, the book also saves you time indexing and defining entries. Finally, you will not waste time and money printing hundreds of web pages.Download Description
This is a 3-in-1 reference book. It gives a complete medical dictionary covering hundreds of terms and expressions relating to acute myeloid leukemia. It also gives extensive lists of bibliographic citations. Finally, it provides information to users on how to update their knowledge using various Internet resources. The book is designed for physicians, medical students preparing for Board examinations, medical researchers, and patients who want to become familiar with research dedicated to acute myeloid leukemia.If your time is valuable, this book is for you. First, you will not waste time searching the Internet while missing a lot of relevant information. Second, the book also saves you time indexing and defining entries. Finally, you will not waste time and money printing hundreds of web pages. ... Read more

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Successful if you follow it 101 percent
There is no margin for error with this system, you must follow it to the letter, to the detail, to every precise instruction and ingredient or you will not find success.

You also need extreme mental willpower to endure it for 42 days, but the shining thought should be that it is worth it to save your life.

My mother was diagnosed with terminal Ovarian cancer and she cleansed it from her system, completely healed from following this program to the letter.

The drug companies wants you to buy their expensive drugs to deal with cancer, they are a sickness industry (with the doctors being their salesmen) that thrive on profit, not a wellness industry. I recommend this program with all my heart.

Simple, intelligent and interesting nutritional approach to cancer
I was diagnosed 9 years ago with advanced multiple metastatic cancers and a grim prognosis.I stumbled across this book in a health food store and was taken by the intelligence and straightforwardness of the program's design and by the apparent sincerity and enthusiasm of the late Mr. Breuss.I scrupulously followed his full 42-day vegetable juice fast twice, with about a year in between.The first time, I used the pre-made Breuss Juice from Biotta, and the second time I did all the juicing myself in a GreenPower juicer.

The first fast caused me to do a dramatic detoxification and drop about 30 lbs, but had little impact on my tumor sizes. (And, no, you should NOT do this fast strictly for weight loss.You'll surely mess up your metabolism.)The second time, when I made the juices fresh, I experienced dramatic decrease in my tumor sizes and total disappearance of metastases in my breasts.While it did not "cure" my cancer in and of itself, I think the Breuss fast did save my life and was probably the single best thing I did for my recovery.As of this year, I am, quite unbelievably, cancer-free.

That said, this is a terribly hard program to do alone.A few of the ingredients, like black radishes and Herb Robert (AKA Red Cranesbill) are hard to find, especially in organic form, and you must make sure everything is organically grown.It is also critically important to have the right type of juicer (a kind that cold-presses rather than blending with spinning blades), and to measure the ingredients accurately with a precise digital scale.You will probably need to allow at least a month to get everything together (very hard to commit to when everybody's telling you you are going to die if you don't act now.).

It was exhausting to peel, chop and juice all those damn root vegetables every single day (and, yes, it has to be done fresh at least every morning).You also can not take any medications or supplements while on the fast, -- no aspirin, no homeopathic stuff, nothing.Do not attempt this diet if you are not detail-oriented or can't follow very specific instructions to the letter.Sometimes I felt so weak from the effort, the pain, and from starving, that I just sat on the floor next to the juicer and cried.

Still, it was worth it.

I don't believe this program (or any program) can work for everyone.I wouldn't call it a cure, so much as a resetting of the stage, a way of giving your body a period of time to focus its energies solely on eradicating the cancer.I think, too, that it made a big difference that I'd already been following a strictly super-clean, vegan, macrobiotic diet for over a year when I tried it.

All in all, if you are interested in taking a nutritional approach to your cancer, I think the Breuss "Cancer Cure" is one of your very best bets.It is a far more gentle and elegant program than the well-known (and even more hard to do) Gerson system.And perhaps the greatest lesson in Breuss' approach is that sometimes gentleness, clarity and slowing down is better than the all-out hurried warfare approach we are encouraged to take with regard to cancer (and so many other scary things).

Good luck to everyone trying to make their way through a terminal cancer diagnosis.However you choose to do it, please know it can be done.

Genius
Breuss was a man of integrity and inspiration. His theory is sound. However the theory is not as easy to put into practice as it at first appears, First, you have to want to get better. That's not straightforward and requires physical, psychic and emotional work. Then there is the prospect of no social interaction over food for six weeks. That's not something most people have ever experienced in a lifetime. Thirdly the lack of mastication needs to be addressed, to me someone needs to come up with something between Breuss (best) and Gerson (good), that would be five star +!.

The Breuss Cancer Cure
Very easy for reading and understanding,furthermore I know a woman who lived 6 years instead 1 month (per doctors assumption)after using the therapy.Who ever wants to get better, not only from cancer but all kind of illnesses I recomend from the bottom of my heart.There is herbal store in Ventura, Ca under the name Ema's herbs and they can provide all necessary herbs for therapy.Try it, nothing to lose but illness.

Breuss 42 day fast
I enjoyed reading this book and its potential benefits.I did not have cancer (to my knowledge) but had a few other health challenges.I did the fast in the fall of 2000 with a big help from the bottled "Biotta - Breuss Vegetable Juice" and Sage Tea (I could not find the ingredients for the other tea mentioned in the book).It was tough for the first 2 days, then no problem.I had energy to burn, slept very soundly and the health challenges went away.I have not so much as had a cold or flu since then.I intend to go on this cleansing fast every fall - when there is little fresh fruit and vegetables around. ... Read more

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Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML) remains a key model for the improved understanding of the pathophysiology of a malignancy at a molecular level and has been used by researchers to develop a variety of therapies and therapeutic assessment methods. This concise, readable guide assembles and synthesizes the latest developments and trends in the treatment of CML and provides an authoritative and convenient summary of the latest progress in imatinib trials, the molecular monitoring of CML responses, and the engineering of new therapies to overcome resistance and improve patient care.