Acute leukaemia reading list

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Understanding leukaemia and related cancers
Tariq Mughal and John Goldman
Blackwell Science UK, 1998
ISBN 0632053461

Co-written by a leukaemia specialist, this book is intended for patients and relatives, as well as GP’s and other health workers. It covers the causes and treatment of leukaemias.

Living with leukaemia
Patsy Westcott
Hodder Wayland, 1999
ISBN 0750225181

This is a book for younger readers. It is produced in conjunction with Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research. It address both successful treatment and the possibility of dying from leukaemia.

Booklets from Macmillan Cancer Support.
Diet and cancer (also on audiotape and CD)
Lost for words - how to talk to someone with cancer
Sexuality and cancer
Understanding acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
Understanding acute myeloid leukaemia (also on audiotape)
Understanding stem cell and bone marrow transplant (also on audiotape)
Understanding chemotherapy (also on audiotape and CD)
Understanding research trials (clinical trials)
Understanding radiotherapy (also on audiotape and CD)
Talking to children about cancer (also on audiotape and CD)
Talking about your cancer (also on audiotape and CD)
Coping with hairloss (also on CD)
Help with the cost of cancer (also on CD)

From the Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research
Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia
Adult Acute Myeloid Leukaemia
Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia
Childhood Acute Myeloid Leukaemia
Bone Marrow and Stem Cell Transplantation
Leukaemia and Related Diseases

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