Fast Facts: Leucemia: Desde la mutación genética inicial hasta el apoyo para la supervivencia

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Aunque la incidencia y prevalencia de leucemia está aumentando a nivel mundial, los avances en el diagnóstico y el tratamiento indican que las tasas de supervivencia también están aumentando. Comenzando con una descripción detallada de la hematopoyesis y lo que está mal en caso de la leucemia, esta guía concisa abarca todos los aspectos de los cuatro subtipos más frecuentes de la enfermedad: leucemia mieloide aguda (AML), leucemia linfoblástica aguda (ALL), leucemia mieloide crónica (CML) y leucemia linfocítica crónica (CLL). Este libro considera las causas y factores de riesgo para cada subtipo de leucemia, las pruebas diagnósticas iniciales y confirmatorias (incluyendo métodos de citogenética y genética molecular) y las opciones de tratamiento más recientes. Tanto los efectos de la enfermedad como los efectos adversos del tratamiento siguen representando un desafío complejo y se considera el abordaje multidisciplinario necesario para una atención de apoyo efectiva. Por último, se examinan las complicaciones urgentes que requieren atención de emergencia. Diseñado como una guía integral para enfermeras especializadas, médicos de atención primaria y residentes de hematología/oncología, este recurso ayudará a quienes no son especialistas a identificar la leucemia en etapas tempranas y proporciona una comprensión detallada de la patología y la base genética de la enfermedad, las opciones de tratamiento y los abordajes efectivos a la atención de urgencia y cuidados de apoyo.

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