Incidence and survival of therapy related myeloid neoplasm in united states

Therapy related myeloid neoplasm (t-MN) is an emerging challenge in the current era given that newer therapies are improving the life expectancy of patients diagnosed with cancer. This condition arises as a result of exposure to prior chemotherapy or radiotherapy used to treat malignant or non-malignant conditions. The World Health Organization (WHO) 2001 classification of tumors of hematopoietic and lymphoid tissues had initially described this disorder with two subtypes – therapy related acute myeloid leukemia (t-AML) and therapy related myelodysplastic syndrome (t-MDS) 1.
Source: Leukemia Research - Category: Hematology Authors: Tags: Research paper Source Type: research