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Leukemia Survivor (and Her Daughter) Use Patient Experience to Help Others Nov 7, 2018 | By Mayo Clinic Hematology Staff (@mayoclinichematologystaff)
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Hello @JustinMcClanahan. No, no particular blood cancer, just curious, I have a friend with leukemia, other friends with CA.

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Justin McClanahan, Moderator | @JustinMcClanahan | Nov 7, 2018

When it pertains to Leukemia, there are a multitude of treatment options:

- Chemotherapy
- Biological therapy
- Targeted therapy
- Radiation therapy
- Stem cell transplant

Each has its benefits and side-effects and which treatment is used is typically determined by a hematologist/oncologist depending on the stage of the cancer and/or what treatments have been used previously. Here is a more in-depth explanation of the treatments, https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/leukemia/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20374378.

There are a lot of different types of Leukemia, but perhaps one of the following discussions on Connect would interest your friend(s):

- https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/leukemia-cmml-2/
- https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/b-pll/
- https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/can-someone-address-acute-myeloidal-leukemia/
- https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/cll-1/

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