Treated Leukemia PART 1

Many people with leukemia wanted to take a part that was active in made decisions about their medical maintenance. They wanted to study all that they could about their illness and options (choices) their maintenance. Although, the surprise (shock) and stress after a cancer diagnosis could make was difficult/heavy to think about all of them that were asked about to the doctor. Often helped to make a list from questions before a promise you.
To help remembered what was said by the doctor, patients possibly recorded or asked whether they might use a recorder implement (fermented recorder). Several also wanted to have one of the family's members or the friend with them when they spoke to the doctor — took the part in discussions, to record, or only listen to.

Got Opinion (the Opinion) the two Sometimes was useful to get a second opinion about the diagnosis and the maintenance plan. Several insurance companies needed a second opinion; that was other possibly included a second opinion if the patient or the doctor needed him.

There were several methods of finding a doctor for the second opinion:
* Doctor the patient possibly was able to suggest a doctor who specialism in mature leukemia or childhood. In the centers of cancer, several specialists often worked together as a team/the team.
* Cancer Information Service, could inform to people who telephoned about the centers of the close maintenance. A local or medical community the state, a close hospital, or a medical school could usually provided the names from specialists.

* The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) had a list from doctors who met conditions for education and the certain training and passed special exams. The Official ABMS Directory of Board Certified Medical Specialists made the list of the names of the doctor together with their specialist and the background of their education. ABMS offered this information in the Internet in http://www.abms.org. Preparations for the Maintenance The doctor could depict maintenance options and discussed results that could be hoped for with each maintenance option. The doctor and the patient could co-operate to develop a maintenance plan that agreed with needs of the patient.

Maintenance methods The doctor was the person who was best for depicted maintenance options and discussed results that were hoped for. Depended on the type and the width of the illness, patients possibly had chemotherapy, biological therapy, radiation therapy, or transplantation of bones marrow. If the patient's spleen grew, the doctor possibly suggested the operation to appoint him. Several patients accepted a combination of maintenance. People must be with acute leukemia treated immediately. The aim of the maintenance was to bring a remission. After wards, when signs and signs were lost, more therapy was possibly given to prevent some illness.
The type of this therapy was acknowledged as maintenance therapy (maintenance therapy). Many people could be with acute leukemia cured.