Childhood Leukemia Treatment Side Effects

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Childhood leukemia treatment side effects. Dr van der plas specializes in looking at the neurocognitive effects of childhood leukemia treatment. This occurs in a small percentage of patients after getting certain chemotherapy drugs such as epipodophyllotoxins etoposide teniposide alkylating agents cyclophosphamide chlorambucil or anthracyclines daunomycin doxorubicin. Less than 1 of children who have received standard therapy for all develop aml. For example changes in blood cells can lead to infections or severe bleeding and may affect the amount of oxygen reaching the body s tissues.

Side effects and complications. More rarely children treated for leukemia may later develop non hodgkin lymphoma or other cancers. In addition chemotherapy is toxic to both normal blood cells and aml. You will learn more about coping with the physical emotional social and financial side effects of childhood cancer and its treatment.

Aml decreases the production of normal blood cells. Learning problems are often associated with radiation therapy targeted at the brain. Red cells anemia platelets thrombocytopenia white cells called neutrophils and monocytes neutropenia and. This page includes several links outside of this guide to other sections of this website.

Low blood cell counts. Find out more about second cancers. Depending on the leukemia treatment given it can lead to medical conditions including. One of the most serious side effects of treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia all is the chance of developing acute myelogenous leukemia aml.

One of the most serious possible side effects of acute lymphocytic leukemia all therapy is a small risk of getting acute myeloid leukemia aml later on. Weighing the long term effects of childhood leukemia treatment. She published a research paper in september last year showing that childhood all survivors are more likely to have difficulties with memory and inhibition or voluntary restraint of motor actions than children who have not had leukemia.