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My dad 66 was diagnosed with aml m6 in july.. he has undergone chemo and the cancer is gone. it has been 2 months. what is the next step?
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Close monitoring nee: AML does go into remisision like your dad has done. But it is at high risk to relapse(recur again). So his hematologist/oncologist has to monitor him closely and give him some continued therapy, which varies from one center to the other. Be prepared to do everything now so he can hopefully stay in remission beyond the average period of 9 to 12 months. Good luck.
Answered 6/10/2014
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