Leukemia: What follow ups are needed after treatments? | Norton Cancer Institute

Don A. Stevens, M.D., Medical Oncologist at Norton Healthcare, explains what follow-up is needed after leukemia treatments. For the most part it's following your blood counts it's the same thing that allowed you to make the diagnosis in the first place so we're going to want someone again to have a restoration abnormal blood cell production. In addition to that there are molecular markers for some but not all leukemia so there are leukemia cases that had very specific DNA changes that can be examined by our pathology team so that we can follow that in the case of a disease called CML or chronic myelogenous leukemia. There's a very specific chromosomal abnormality that can be very precisely examined. In the case of some acute leukemia there are some very specific things that we can look for and we follow those tests as we go forward. They're looking for recurring disease or residual disease. Learn more about leukemia: https://nortonhealthcare.com/pages/le... Same-day appointments available Should you be diagnosed with any form of cancer, we know you will have many questions and want answers right away. We offer same-day appointments with a cancer specialist. Call (502) 629-HOPE for a same-day appointment. https://nortonhealthcare.com/provider...