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Leukaemia

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Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) CLIC Sargent

CLIC and Sargent Cancer Care for Children merged in January 2005 to become the UK's leading children's cancer charity. CLIC Sargent provides support to children and young people with cancer and leukaemia and their families.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Foundation for Children with Leukaemia

Leukaemia research and funding is the primary aim. Also provides aftercare resources and organises fund-raising events.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Leukaemia Care

Was formed as The Leukaemia Care Society in 1967 by a small group of parents - some of whom had children with leukaemia, others who had lost children through the illness. They joined together for mutual support and friendship and to help families of newly diagnosed patients in the same position. Then, as now, the Society offered reassurance to these families that they were not alone.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Leukaemia Research Fund

Includes information on leukaemia, Hodgkins disease, lymphomas, myeloma etc.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Leukaemia Society (UK)

A charity that raises funds devoted to the recruitment of volunteer bone marrow/stem cell donors, research, education and patient care.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia Support Association

The aim of this site is to be a resource for patients in the UK with CLL and their carers. They aim to provide accurate and up-to-date information on CLL in a patient friendly format.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) UK Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia Forum

A UK based web forum for patients, families, friends and carers of those diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL).

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia (CML) Support Group UK

This website is published and maintained on a voluntary basis by CML patients and carers, for the use of CML patients, their families andcarers.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Macmillan Cancer Support

Information and support for people with cancer and leukaemia.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) African Caribbean Leukaemia Trust

The objective of the charity is to try and do something about the poor representation of the Black community on the UK Bone Marrow register. The members of the ACLT volunteer their time in attempting to raise awareness in the Black community enabling potential donors to come forward and be involved in the process of offering hope and a healthy future to someone whose disease may otherwise prove fatal. This involves organising and conducting numerous recruitment registration clinics throughout the UK, specifically in predominantly Black populated cities and towns.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Leukaemia (lymphocytic) - Fludarabine

A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Leukaemia (lymphocytic) - Fludarabine.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Leukaemia (chronic lymphocytic, first line) - rituximab

A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Leukaemia (chronic lymphocytic, first line) - rituximab.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Medicine Guide for Leukaemias

Medicine Guides provide reliable information about medicines (drugs), conditions and the different treatment options available. They have been developed in the UK as part of the Medicines Information Project.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Medicine Guide for Leukaemia (acute, promyelocytic)

Provides detailed information about the drugs available to treat this condition. Medicine Guides provide reliable information about medicines, conditions and the different treatment options available. They have been developed in the UK as part of the Medicines Information Project.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Medicine Guide for Leukaemia (hairy cell)

Provides detailed information about the drugs available to treat this condition. Medicine Guides provide reliable information about medicines, conditions and the different treatment options available. They have been developed in the UK as part of the Medicines Information Project.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Medicine Guide for Leukaemias (acute)

Provides detailed information about the drugs available to treat this condition. Medicine Guides provide reliable information about medicines, conditions and the different treatment options available. They have been developed in the UK as part of the Medicines Information Project.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Medicine Guide for Leukaemias (acute, myeloid)

Provides detailed information about the drugs available to treat this condition. Medicine Guides provide reliable information about medicines, conditions and the different treatment options available. They have been developed in the UK as part of the Medicines Information Project.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Medicine Guide for Leukaemias (chronic)

Provides detailed information about the drugs available to treat this condition. Medicine Guides provide reliable information about medicines, conditions and the different treatment options available. They have been developed in the UK as part of the Medicines Information Project.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Medicine Guide for Leukaemias (chronic, eosinophilic)

Provides detailed information about the drugs available to treat this condition. Medicine Guides provide reliable information about medicines, conditions and the different treatment options available. They have been developed in the UK as part of the Medicines Information Project.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Medicine Guide for Leukaemias (chronic, lymphocytic)

Provides detailed information about the drugs available to treat this condition. Medicine Guides provide reliable information about medicines, conditions and the different treatment options available. They have been developed in the UK as part of the Medicines Information Project.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Medicine Guide for Leukaemias (chronic, myeloid)

Provides detailed information about the drugs available to treat this condition. Medicine Guides provide reliable information about medicines, conditions and the different treatment options available. They have been developed in the UK as part of the Medicines Information Project.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) CancerHelp UK

CancerHelp UK is a free information service about cancer and cancer care for people with cancer and their families. It is brought to you by Cancer Research UK. They believe that information about cancer should be freely available to all and written in a way that people can easily understand.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Royal Marsden

A leading UK cancer centre, recognised worldwide for the quality of its services. Site includes comprehensive, authoritative patient information. See their Patient Information section.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Treating Leukaemia

Information from the North London Cancer Network.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Acute Leukaemia

Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Leukaemia, chronic

Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL)

Information from BUPA.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Acute myeloid leukaemia (AML)

Information from BUPA.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL)

Information from BUPA.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML)

Information from BUPA.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Leukaemia - a general overview

Information from BUPA.


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More detailed medical information

The following list online sources of more detailed medical information, mainly from the UK. These sites are mainly aimed at health professionals, but are of interest to all. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included, but information about most medical topics can usually be found.


Checked: 25 Sep 2009

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