Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
... What is childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia? Childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (also called acute lymphocytic leukemia or ALL) is a disease in which too many underdeveloped infection-fighting ...

Childhood Acute Myeloid Leukemia
... What is childhood acute myeloid leukemia? Childhood acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a cancer of the blood-forming tissue, primarily the bone marrow and lymph nodes. AML is also called acute nonlymphoc...

Young People with Cancer: Common Childhood Cancers
... Leukemias

New Research Suggests Link between Maternal Diet and Childhood Leukemia Risk
... A new study suggests that eating more vegetables, fruit and protein before pregnancy may lower the risk of having a child who develops leukemia, the most common childhood cancer in the United States. ...

Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Treatment
... Recurrent childhood ALL is cancer that has recurred (come back) after it has been treated. The leukemia may come back in the blood and bone marrow, brain, testicles, spinal cord, or in other parts of ...

Childhood Acute Myeloid Leukemia Treatment
... Recurrent childhood acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia (JMML) are cancers that have recurred (come back) after they have been treated. The cancer may come back in the bl...