Leukemias

Newly Diagnosed?
We Can Help

Information for those newly diagnosed with leukemia

If you or your loved one has been diagnosed with leukemia, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center is ready to help. Our experienced team of doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals who treat leukemia is dedicated to providing the highest-quality screening, treatment, and care for our patients. Patients also have access to innovative therapies through our clinical trials.

In this section, you can find information about our expertise in treating adult patients with leukemia. For information on pediatric leukemias and our approach and expertise in treating children with these diseases, visit that Pediatric Leukemias section of our Web site.

Newly Diagnosed with Leukemia
Learning you have leukemia can make you feel anxious and afraid. Although leukemia is a serious condition, there are treatment options and help available.
Our Approach & Expertise
For patients who have been recently diagnosed with leukemia: Find out why Memorial Sloan-Kettering might be the right treatment center for you.
Overview
Leukemia is a cancer of blood cells that originates in the bone marrow, the soft, spongy inner portion of certain bones.
Our Team of Experts
Our team of leukemia experts -- in hematologic oncology, medical oncology, bone marrow and stem cell transplantation, radiology, pathology, surgery, and infectious diseases -- diagnoses and treats patients with all types of leukemia.
Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
Acute lymphocytic leukemia (also called acute lymphoblastic leukemia or ALL) is uncommon among adults, but it is the most common type of leukemia in children.
Acute Myelogenous Leukemia
Acute myelogenous leukemia (AML, also sometimes called acute myeloid leukemia or acute nonlymphocytic leukemia) is the most common leukemia diagnosed in adults.
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (also called chronic lymphoblastic leukemia or CLL) is one of the more common forms of leukemia in adults.
Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia
Researchers have noticed an increasing proportion of younger patients with chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) in recent years.
Our Clinical Trials
A continually updated listing of our current clinical trials for adults with leukemia.
A Patient's Story
Meet Helaine and the people who helped her defeat leukemia twice.
Survivorship & Support
To help patients manage some of the issues that may come up in survivorship, Memorial Sloan-Kettering offers a wide range of programs for leukemia survivors.