Common presentations and management of leukaemia in childhood
Vowels, M.R.
Australian Family Physician 23(8): 1519-21 1524-6
1994
ISSN/ISBN: 0300-8495 PMID: 7980151 Document Number: 422655
The curability of childhood leukaemia (acute lymphoblastic, acute non lymphoblastic and chronic myeloid) has improved dramatically over the past 25 years. The author reviews the clinical presentations and current therapeutic approaches in broad principle. The importance of supportive care (both at the time of diagnosis and during therapy) and the potential for long-term side effects relevant to adult life are discussed.