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Hospitals and medical centers in Spain who treat Leukemia patients.
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Hospital Quirónsalud Malaga

With more than 36 medical specialties, 200 physicians and surgeons of the highest level, Quironsalud Hospital Malaga is one of the most pertinent hospitals in Spain.

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Leukemia is treated at Hospital Quirónsalud Malaga

Vithas Xanit International Hospital

We are there for you when you most need us. Cancer treatment is generally a long 'fight' and so we wish to be by your side guaranteeing access and knowledge of the latest progress and offering you maximum psychological support and making your road to recovery as easy as possible.

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Leukemia is treated at Vithas Xanit International Hospital

Listed oncologist:

Dr. Emilio Alba

Director of the Xanit Oncology Institute (XOI)

Quirónsalud Madrid University Hospital

An ISO certified modern private hospital, which was opened in 2006, and is part of the Quironsalud Hospital Group. This tertiary care hospital has certified medical specialties capable of treating the most complicated medical cases.

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Leukemia is treated at Hospital Quirón Madrid

7 listed oncologists:

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Dr. Ramón Pérez Carrión

Head of Oncology Integral Unit

Dr. Javier Hornedo Muguiro

Associate Chief of Medical Oncology Division

Hospital Quirónsalud Marbella

This international hospital incorporates prestigious doctors, invests in research and development, technology and continuing education that enhances skills, in facilities, and in an increased operational efficiency in order to provide nothing but the best

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Leukemia is treated at Hospital Quirónsalud Marbella

Listed oncologist:

Dr. Arturo Aboal Seijas

Oncology - Head of Service

Grupo Hospitalario Quirónsalud

Quirónsalud has a multidisciplinary team of oncologists made up of experts in cancer of the breast, lung, and prostate, as well as colorectal cancer, endometrial cancer, kidney cancer, neuroendocrine tumors, and solid tumors.

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Leukemia is treated at Grupo Quirónsalud

11 listed oncologists:

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Dr. Raymond Miralbell

Proton Therapy Center Medical Director

Dr. Jesús García Foncillas López

Director of the “OncoHealth” oncological institute of the department of oncology at Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz, and the Translation

Hospital Ruber Internacional

Department of Medical Oncology & Therapeutics Research is dedicated to the diagnosis, treatment and research of tumors in patients to ensure optimal outcomes across a broad spectrum of diagnoses.

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Leukemia is treated at Hospital Ruber Internacional

Hospital Universitario HM Montepríncipe

The Therapeutic Dials Laboratory offers the patient the means to detect genetic alterations using the most innovative technologies with the aim of improving the prognosis of all cancer patients, contributing to the individualization of their treatment.

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Leukemia is treated at Hospital Universitario HM Montepríncipe

Sant Joan de Déu-Barcelona Children’s Hospital

The SJD Barcelona Children's Hospital's Oncology and haematology department is the national reference centre of for the treatment of developmental cancer and an international reference centre for determined types of tumours.

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Leukemia is treated at Barcelona Children’s Hospital

Hospital Quirónsalud Torrevieja

Quironsalud Hospital Torrevieja is an ISO-certified private hospital located in the north of Torrevieja, championing excellence in cancer treatment and management. IMTJ Best International Hospital of the world (awards 2017)

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Leukemia is treated at Hospital Quirónsalud Torrevieja

Listed oncologist:

Dr. Loubna Aakki

Consultant - Radiation Oncology

HM Hospitales

HM Hospitales is a hospital group with six private hospitals in Madrid: three general hospitals, a cardiovascular hospital, an oncological center and a women's health hospital.

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Leukemia is treated at HM Hospitales

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About Leukemia Treatment

This information is intended for general information only and should not be considered as medical advice on the part of Health-Tourism.com. Any decision on medical treatments, after-care or recovery should be done solely upon proper consultation and advice of a qualified physician.


What is Leukemia?

Leukemia is a condition where the blood-forming tissues become cancerous including the lymphatic system and the bone marrow. In other words, it is the cancer of the blood cells. There are different types of leukemia, and some exist in children while others exist in adults. Leukemia is mostly common with the white blood cells, which are the infection fighters. Normally, these cells grow and divide in an orderly manner, as the body requires. However, with leukemia, the bone marrow produces white blood cells, which are abnormal and do not function properly. These cancerous cells eventually crowd out the healthy cells in the bone marrow.


Types of Leukemia

The four main types are:

  • Chronic lymphoblastic leukemia (CLL)
  • Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML)
  • Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)
  • Acute myelogenous leukemia (AML)

Symptoms of Leukemia

There are several symptoms, and they depend on the type of leukemia you have. These are:

  • Bone pain
  • Feeling tired without known reasons
  • Pain and swelling on the left side of the belly
  • Weight loss
  • Swollen gland in the neck, your groin, or your neck
  • Frequent fevers
  • Frequent nosebleeds, bleeding from the rectum or gums

As a general advice, do not ignore any symptoms as leukemia symptoms are vague and resemble other common illness.


Risk factors

These factors increase the chances of getting leukemia. However, some people get this cancer without these risk factors. They include:

  • Acute myelogenous leukemia (AML): Exposure to chemicals like formaldehyde and benzene
  • Chronic lymphoblastic leukemia (CLL)
    -Being of middle age, older, white, and male
    -Presence of a virus known as HTLV-1
  • General factors
    -Exposure to radiation levels
    -Conditions due to abnormal chromosomes such as Down syndrome
    -Radiation or chemotherapy used to targets previous cancer conditions

Treatment

The aim of treating leukemia patients is to kill these cells and facilitate the formation of new normal cells. Treatment will depend on your general health factors, stage of leukemia, and your age.

  • Induction Therapy: It involves the use of corticosteroids and chemotherapy and aims to kill leukemia cells available in the bone marrow and blood to induce remission. The procedure occurs in a hospital and lasts for about 4 weeks.
  • Consolidation therapy: The procedure uses more chemotherapy and sometimes includes stem cell transplant and some preventive treatment using radiation and chemotherapy. The procedure ends up killing all the leukemia cells present, though not detected via tests.The process does not require the patient to stay overnight at the hospital, but takes several months to complete the sessions.
  • Maintenance therapy: This process uses lower doses of chemotherapy than the other processes and prevents any of the remaining leukemia cells from regenerating. Treatment involves a monthly intravenous treatment with chemotherapy and pills.
  • Biological therapy: It involves the use of medications that help the immune system to recognize and attack leukemia cells.
  • Stem cell transplant: This is procedure undertaken to replace a diseased bone marrow with a healthy one. The procedure is preceded by high doses of radiation and chemotherapy to destroy the affected bone marrow followed by infusion of blood-forming stem cells.

Duration of procedure/surgery : Induction Therapy occurs in a hospital and lasts for about 4 weeks. Consolidation Therapy does not require the patient to stay overnight at the hospital, but takes several months to complete the sessi

Risks : Tiredness, nausea, loss of hair due to chemotherapy, mouth sores loss of appetite and bleeding, swelling it the injected areas for the infusion of IV therapeutic agents, headaches, fever, muscle aches, graft-versus-host disease where the donor and the patients’ blood cells and tissue reacts

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