The bone marrow is a soft tissue found within the bones
Bone marrow typically produces platelets (which help with blood clotting), red blood cells (which transport oxygen throughout the body), and white blood cells (which help fight infection)
In most cases, AML can quickly move from the bone marrow into the blood and can sometimes spread to other parts of the body
Normally, the bone marrow makes immature cells that go on to become mature blood cells
In AML, blood cells don’t form properly in the bone marrow and young, immature cells, called myeloblasts, or blasts for short, are produced instead. Blasts are unable to fight infections the way healthy blood cells can
As the bone marrow produces more and more blasts, there is no room for the production of normal platelets, red blood cells, and white blood cells. When there are too many blasts and not enough healthy cells, the symptoms of AML begin to occur
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Acute means that this disease can get
worse quickly if left untreated.
Depending on factors like age or the type of AML, a person with AML may receive a few treatments before they start to feel better.
The first phase of treatment, called induction therapy, is usually the strongest against blasts.
The goal of induction therapy is to achieve complete remission. Complete remission, or remission for short,
describes the absence of signs and symptoms of AML.*
Goals of treatment may include preventing AML from returning and helping patients live longer.*
Post-remission treatment options include:
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