Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)

What is AML?

AML (acute myeloid leukemia) is a cancer of the white blood cells. It is defined as having more than 20 out of 100 cells in your being young white blood cells (blasts). About 30 out of 100 people with MDS will develop AML. Certain subtypes of MDS are more likely to become AML. If you have RAEB-1 or RAEB-2 subtype of MDS, you have a greater than 4 in 10 chance of developing AML. Both and PNH patients have a small chance of developing AML later in their disease.

Emotional Health

Coping Emotionally with Bone Marrow Failure Disease

A disease diagnosis is unquestionably a difficult life event. Nevertheless, many patients develop a positive attitude about managing stress and undergoing treatment - and you can too.

Exercise

Why Exercise?

The many benefits of regular exercise have been known for years, and each year new research data supports this.

Apart from enhancing overall health and quality of life, exercise improves physical functioning of your body, improves efficiency of heart and  lungs, strengthens and firms muscles, and reduces tension, anxiety and depression.

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