A 43-year-old member asked:
How rare is it for a child to have acute lymphocytic leukemia?
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Dr. Liawaty Hoanswered
Hematology and Oncology 25 years experience
2.8/100,000: Acute leukemia is the most common form of cancer in children, comprises approximately 30% of all childhood malignancies, with acute lymphoblastic leukemia being 5 times more common than acute myeloid leukemia. Approximately 2500 to 3500 new cases of all are diagnosed in children each year in the United States with an incidence of 2.8 cases per 100, 000.
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A 33-year-old member asked:
If a child has acute lymphocytic leukemia, can he continue with regular schooling?
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Dr. Liawaty Hoanswered
Hematology and Oncology 25 years experience
Interrupted: The regular schooling will be interrupted for several months to a year perhaps or could be a bit longer sometimes- while receiving chemotherapy and +/- if transplantation is required. After everything is completed and if complete cure is achieved- and no major complication from the treatment, he should/would be able to resume regular schooling.
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A 42-year-old member asked:
What is a karyotype for acute lymphocytic leukemia?
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Dr. Sewa Leghaanswered
Medical Oncology 52 years experience
Let me see what is?: Karyotype means chromosome abnormaility. It can occur in any type of leukemia, but it is uncommon in acute lymphocytic leukemia. Let your oncologist/hematologist decide whether or when to do it and explain to you what it means.
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A 43-year-old member asked:
I have a child with acute lymphoblastic leukemia?
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Dr. Michael Thompsonanswered
Hematology and Oncology 22 years experience
ALL: I'm sorry to here about your child with all. Do you have a question? The cure rate of all has improved dramatically over the years and is one of the success stories in oncology fsupporting the rationale of continued research and iterative improvements in care.
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