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The web Directory of Information Materials for People Affected by Cancer is regularly updated and currently has details of over 1,900 booklets, leaflets, books and audiovisual materials for people affected by cancer. Most have been published in the last five years but we have included some older ones that are still useful.
Blood Cancer UK
This booklet explains what acute myeloid leukaemia is, and describes the causes and the symptoms, and how it is diagnosed and treated.
Blood Cancer UK
This booklet explains what chronic myeloid leukaemia is, and describes what causes it, the signs and symptoms, and how it is diagnosed and treated.
Blood Cancer UK
Acute promyelocytic leukaemia (APL) is a form of cancer affecting the stem cells that produce myeloid blood cells in the bone marrow. This booklet explains who gets APL and what causes it, and describes the signs and symptoms, the diagnosis, the two types of APL, the treatment options (including the long-term effects of treatment) and the prognosis.
Blood Cancer UK
This booklet explains what acute lymphoblastic leukaemia is and describes the causes and symptoms, and how it is diagnosed and treated.
Blood Cancer UK
This booklet describes the myeloproliferative disorders - a group of diseases that shares some common features. It covers polycythaemia vera, essential thrombocythaemia, and myelofibrosis, with information on causes, signs and symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.
Frances Lincoln Children’s Books
A teenage girl heads towards the hospital waiting room where the doctors are going to tell her how much time she's got to live. As she walks, she thinks about her journey up to this point… the terrible decor in the hospital, wearing a headscarf, the horrible treatments, but also being with her friends, family, and her new boyfriend Victor. This is a story about cancer with a happy ending. It's about life, love, and especially, hope. (Publisher)
Lymphoma Action
This factsheet about hairy cell leukaemia covers: What is hairy cell leukaemia?; Who gets hairy cell leukaemia and what causes it?; Symptoms; Diagnosis and staging; Outlook; Treatment; Follow-up; Relapse; Research and targeted treatments; Hairy cell leukaemia (HCL) variant.
Lymphoma Action
Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) and small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL) are different forms of the same disease. They are treated in the same way. CLL is used to refer to both forms in this booklet, except where there are important differences and SLL is discussed separately. This booklet explains what CLL is, how it is diagnosed and treated, and has tips on living with CLL.
Children's Cancer and Leukaemia Group
A colourful booklet for young children who are preparing to donate bone marrow. It explains what bone marrow is and describes what happens to Jess in hospital before, during and after the operation and when she goes home.
Macmillan Cancer Support
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