Supportive care in the management of leukaemia
Renuka Palanicawandar
Centre for Haematology, Imperial College London at Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK
Search for more papers by this authorJiří Pavlů
Centre for Haematology, Imperial College London at Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK
Search for more papers by this authorRenuka Palanicawandar
Centre for Haematology, Imperial College London at Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK
Search for more papers by this authorJiří Pavlů
Centre for Haematology, Imperial College London at Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK
Search for more papers by this authorAdam J Mead PhD, FRCP, FRCPath, FMedSci
Haematopoietic Stem Cell Biology Laboratory, Medical Research Council Molecular Haematology Unit, Medical Research Council Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
Search for more papers by this authorMichael A Laffan DM, MRCP, FRCPath
Department of Immunology and Inflammation, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK
Search for more papers by this authorGraham P Collins DPhil, FRCP, FRCPath
Department of Haematology, Oxford Cancer and Haematology Centre, Oxford, UK
Search for more papers by this authorDeborah Hay DPhil, MRCP, FRCPath
Nuffield Division of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Radcliffe Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
Search for more papers by this authorA Victor Hoffbrand MA, DM, FRCP, FRCPath, FRCP (Edin), DSc, FMedSci
Emeritus Professor of Haematology Honorary Consultant Haematologist
University College London, London, UK
Royal Free Hospital, London, UK
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Here, we cover general aspects of supportive care of patients with leukaemia, mainly acute leukaemia, including stem cell transplantation. More specific aspects such as side effects of individual treatments are discussed in relevant chapters of this book.
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