Leukemia is the general term for cancer of the blood. This resource centre will focus on the two most common forms of childhood leukemias: ALL and AML.
Learn how leukemia is diagnosed and which tests help doctors determine its subtypes.
Learn about the challenges children being treated for leukemia face and how their diagnoses can also affect their siblings, parents and caregivers.
Learn about the different types of treatment for children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).
Learn what to expect after your child with leukemia goes into remission.
Information about the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of leukemia. Also learn about the challenges that parents may face while caring for their child during and after treatment.
Learn about factors that influence your child's response to therapy if their leukemia has relapsed.
Learn why a child with acute lymphoblastic leukemia may need a bone marrow transplant.
This section describes the treatment options for both acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and acute myeloid leukemia (AML).
Learn about long-term and late effects from acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) treatment.
Acute myeloid leukemia is a type of leukemia. Find out how AML starts, diagnosis and possible symptoms.
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia is the most common type of leukemia in teenagers and young children. Learn about the different types of ALL and possible symptoms.
Leukemia is a type of cancer. Learn about the more common types of leukemia, how leukemia is diagnosed, treated and what the prognosis is.
Learn about the signs and symptoms of acute myeloid leukemia (AML), which can have more severe symptoms than acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).
Learn how children with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) are treated.
Learn about the signs and symptoms of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), which can cause physical and neurological changes in your child.
Learn what you can do to help your child cope with leukemia treatment, procedures, and side effects.
Learn about services available for patients and families to assist with finances during your child's leukemia treatment.
Learn what will happen during follow-up visits after your child's leukemia treatment ends.
Learn how to manage your fears and anxieties once your child's leukemia treatment ends.
Learn which children with acute myeloid leukemia are recommended for a bone marrow transplant (BMT).
Learn how acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is classified into different risk categories.
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) can be broken down into different subtypes. Learn about the subtypes of ALL and how they are identified.
Learn about the different subtypes of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and how they are diagnosed.
Learn what happens during each of the five phases of chemotherapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).