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Acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) treatment

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Treatment for AML usually starts quickly after diagnosis, to get the leukaemia under control. After this, treatment continues for several months.

Find out about the different types of treatment, possible side effects and how doctors measure your response to treatment.

"When you’ve got AML, one of your number one questions is - what do I need to do in order to beat this?"

Graeme, diagnosed with AML in 2017.

Read Graeme's story about How to keep your positivity during treatment.

Graeme is lying on his back, on his hospital bed, with his head propped up on the pillow. He is looking at the camera and smiling.

Thank you to Advanced Nurse Practitioner Kirsty Crozier, Consultant Haematologists Richard Dillon and Professor Steve Knapper, and Clinical Fellows Francesca Hogan and Victoria Ware for checking the medical content of our AML information.