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How important is it to see an AML specialist?

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• January 27, 2022

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Learn about importance of seeing an AML specialist in this HealthTree University lesson by a cancer specialist.

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Healthtree contact Joseph Jurcic, MD, Specialist

Joseph Jurcic, MD, Specialist

Columbia University Medical Center

Transcript

How important is it to see an AML specialist? There is a lot of subtlety to treating acute myeloid leukemia. It's a difficult disease to treat. There can be a lot of complications. And so I think having an experienced physician who is used to dealing with these complications and really a team approach because it really does take a village to take care of this disease The other point is we want a center that really has a full spectrum of services. Many patients will require a bone marrow or stem cell transplant. And so we want access to this as well. And another important point is that clinical trials are still an important part of the care of this disease. So we're constantly trying to make advances. Things have gotten better for patients, but we still have a long way to go. Having a center that participates in clinical trials can afford access to new and very helpful treatments.

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