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Acute myeloid leukemia, adult
Other Names for this Disease
- Acute granulocytic leukemia
- Acute myelogenous leukemia
- Acute non-lymphocytic leukemia
- Adult acute myeloid leukemia
- AML adult
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General Information
- The American Cancer Society provides information about acute myeloid leukemia. Click on the above link to access this information.
- MedlinePlus, a Web site designed by the National Library of Medicine to help you research your health questions, provides more information about this topic. Click on the link to view this information.
- Medscape Reference provides information on this topic. Click on the link to view this information. You may need to register to view the medical textbook, but registration is free.
- The National Cancer Institute provides the most current information on cancer for patients, health professionals, and the general public. Click on the link to view information on this topic.
- PubMed is a searchable database of medical literature and lists journal articles that discuss Acute myeloid leukemia, adult. Click on the link to view a sample search on this topic.
- The The Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM) database contains genetics resources that discuss Acute myeloid leukemia, adult. Click on the link to go to OMIM and review these resources.
Insurance Issues
- The Social Security Administration has included this condition in their Compassionate Allowances Initiative. This initiative speeds up the processing of disability claims for applicants with certain medical conditions that cause severe disability. More information about Compassionate Allowances and applying for Social Security disability is available online.