Northwestern Medicine offers multidisciplinary care for the diagnosis and treatment of leukemia, with teams of hematologist-oncologists, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, and more to help patients with leukemia get the care they need.
Leukemia is cancer of your blood cells. In patients with leukemia, immature blood cells become cancerous, work improperly and begin to crowd out healthy blood cells within the bone marrow.
Leukemia is the most common cancer in children under 15 years, but can also occur in adults older than 55 years. Leukemia can be either acute or chronic—acute leukemia is fast-acting and typically worsens quickly. Chronic leukemia progresses more slowly over time. Treatments and prognosis for patients with leukemia depend on whether the leukemia is acute or chronic, and on the type of blood cell affected by it.
The four main types of leukemia include:
Learn about leukemia care in downtown Chicago at the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University.
Northwestern Medicine offers leukemia care the northern suburbs.
For diagnosis and treatment of leukemia, you can depend on Northwestern Medicine for advanced cancer treatment.
Northwestern Medicine offers a multidisciplinary approach to cancer care that includes support services to help nurture and sustain you and your family throughout your cancer journey.
It's vital that you're comfortable with your treatment decision and have confidence in your doctor. For these reasons, a second opinion with another specialist can help you make smart treatment decisions.
