Treatment of leukemia
Treatment depends on the type of leukemia; some types progress slowly and don’t require immediate treatment, as in chronic types. Treatment choices include the following:
» Chemotherapy: it kills leukemia cells.
» Radiotherapy: it also kills leukemia cells.
» Target therapy: These medications kill the cancer cells and don’t affect the normal cells. Target therapy includes medications, such as imatinib (Gleevec), and nilotinib.
» Stem cell transplantation: This procedure aims to replacement of the diseased bone marrow with a healthy tissue that produces healthy blood cells. You will get high doses of chemotherapy to destroy the diseased bone marrow then you will receive hematopoietic stem cells to build a healthy bone marrow.
