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Acute Myeloid Leukemia
New findings in acute myeloid leukemia described from University of Washington
January 27th, 2009
According to recent research from the United States, " A neutropenic diet is often used to prevent infection in patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Although such a diet potentially entails inconvenience, its value is uncertain." "Patients and Methods One hundred fifty-three patients admitted to a high-efficiency particulate air-filtered room (protected environment [PE]) to receive induction therapy for newly diagnosed AML were randomly assigned to a diet containing no raw fruits or vegetables (cooked diet) or to a diet containing fresh fruit and fresh vegetables (raw diet). Stratification was based on the patients' early risk of mortality (ERM) score. All...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2009-01-27)
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