Types of Treatment
Cancer treatment's goal is to harm or kill cancer cells. Your treatment options are based on several factors that vary depending on the disease. Some factors may include:
- the type of blood cancer
- your disease's subtype, phase, category and/or stage
- your cytogenetic analysis results
- your overall health
- your symptoms
- your white cell count
- the cancer cells' location
- your rate of disease progression
- whether you've had cancer in the past and subsequent chemotherapy to treat it
- whether you've had another blood cancer in the past
- whether the cancer is in your central nervous system
- whether you have an infection in your bloodstream (systemic infection)
- whether you're pregnant
- the effect treatment may have on the quality of your life
After considering the above factors, your doctor will recommend one or more of the following treatments:
