The treatment you get depends on the type of leukemia you have, how far it has spread, and how healthy you are. But the main options are:
Chemoterapy
uses drugs to kill cancer cells in your blood and bone marrow
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Radiaton
uses high-energy X-rays to kill leukemia cells or keep them from growing.
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Biologic Therapy
also called immunotherapy, helps your immune system find and attack cancer cells.
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Targeted Therapy
uses drugs to block specific genes or proteins that cancer cells need to grow.
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Stem Cell Transplant
replaces the leukemia cells in your bone marrow with new ones that make blood.
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Surgery
Your doctor can remove your spleen if it is filled with cancer cells and is pressing on nearby organs, splenectomy.
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