Do modern chemo drugs raise the risk of leukemia in some older patients?

MD Anderson research shows modern chemotherapies are tied to a small but significant increased risk of secondary MDS and AML in older breast cancer patients. These findings may help oncologists understand their patients’ risks and better inform discussions with them.

These common drugs may increase dementia risk

Reducing Cancer Risk AACR Cancer Progress Report 2023

Leukemia: Causes and Risk Factors

Chemotherapy sometimes set the stage for drug-resistant leukemia

Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Treatment (PDQ®) - PDQ Cancer

Investigating the Side Effects of Cancer Immunotherapy - NCI

How I prevent and treat central nervous system disease in adults

Cracking the Code of Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Leukemia and Childhood Infection Hypothesis

Blood Cancer Treatments, Chemotherapy

Risk of second primary malignancies in patients with chronic