What is acute myeloid leukemia?

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a blood cancer where there are too many of a specific type of white blood cell called a myeloblast. AML has a number of subtypes that are distinguished from each other by cell type.

How do members experience acute myeloid leukemia?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with acute myeloid leukemia*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for acute myeloid leukemia*

*Data from patients with acute myeloid leukemia, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Compare treatments taken by people with acute myeloid leukemia*

Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment

(Cytosar-U)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
acute myeloid leukemia (1)

*Data from patients with acute myeloid leukemia, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Who has acute myeloid leukemia on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 1
30s 18
40s 21
50s 43
60s 39
70+ 54

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 68
Female 106

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What is acute myeloid leukemia?

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a blood cancer where there are too many of a specific type of white blood cell called a myeloblast. AML has a number of subtypes that are distinguished from each other by cell type.



Common symptoms reported by people with acute myeloid leukemia

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for acute myeloid leukemia

Treatment name(s)
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Treatment name(s)

(Cytosar-U)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
31
Tried for
acute myeloid leukemia (1)

Data from patients with acute myeloid leukemia, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Compare treatments taken by people with acute myeloid leukemia

Treatment name(s)
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment name(s)

(Cytosar-U)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
acute myeloid leukemia (1)
  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
  • Severe
  • Moderate
  • Mild
  • None

Data from patients with acute myeloid leukemia, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Who has acute myeloid leukemia on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 2 new patients joined this month
  • 170 say AML is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 1
30s 18
40s 21
50s 43
60s 39
70+ 54
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 4
20-29 years 2
30-39 years 4
40-49 years 6
50-59 years 8
60-69 years 3
70+ years 2

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 68
Female 106

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 42
Not Diagnosed 4

These charts show data from AML patients who have completed their condition history
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