Expert Video - How is AML diagnosed?
In this video, Dr. Sandra Kurtin, an expert on acute myeloid leukemia, explains how your doctor may find AML. You may see your doctor for symptoms such as being very tired or bleeding or bruising easily. Your cancer doctor may diagnose AML if you are already being treated for myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), or had previous cancer treatment that can lead to treatment-related AML (tAML). An examination, blood tests, and a bone marrow biopsy are used to find signs, including genetic changes, and make the diagnosis.
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Animation - Diagnosing AML, AML-MRC, and tAML
Slide Show - Diagnosing AML, AML-MRC, and tAML
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How is AML diagnosed?
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What is a bone marrow aspiration and biopsy? What should I expect?
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How do doctors tell de novo AML, AML-MRC, and tAML apart?
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What’s the connection between MDS and AML-MRC?
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Is AML staged?
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What is most important for me to ask my doctor about my AML?
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Gayle's story: How was your AML diagnosed?
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Marcia's story: How was your AML diagnosed?
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Mike's story: How was your AML diagnosed?
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Thomas' story: How was your AML diagnosed?
