Fact Sheets

Leukemia in Children
Leukemia is a cancer that affects blood-forming tissues, weakening the body's ability to fight infection. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
Pediatric Chemotherapy
More than 80 percent of children diagnosed with cancer are cured, and chemotherapy is an effective treatment for childhood cancer.
Blood Cancers
Blood cancer is a type of cancer that starts in the bone marrow, where blood is produced. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
Acute myeloid leukemia is a blood cancer that usually develops and advances rapidly. Learn more about symptoms and treatment.
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)
A rare cancer of the blood cells in which the bone marrow makes too many lymphoblasts, a type of immature white blood cell.
Lymphoma
Lymphoma is a cancer of the lymphatic system that causes white blood cells to grow uncontrollably. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
Pediatric Cancer
Pediatric cancers although common are highly treatable. Radiation therapy can be used safely and effectively to treat a variety of cancers that affect children.
Bleeding Disorders
Blood tests are used to diagnose bleeding disorders, which make an individual more likely to bleed spontaneously and after surgery or injury.
Myelodysplastic Syndromes
A group of blood cancers in which the blood-producing cells in the bone marrow function abnormally.
Diagnosing Leukemia
Diagnosing leukemia in its earliest stages can improve a patient’s prognosis. Learn how this condition is diagnosed.