I am I diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), the living?

Acute myeloid leukemia is a cancer frequently blood cells. This is the frequency increases with increasing age. Before treatment was this type of cancer has been fully lethal, and with therapy used nowadays, its survival rate is larger, up to 90% in the case of leukemia acute promyelocytic. It is believed that one of the main causes of this leukemia is benzene exposure.

Thus allows starting with the basics. As the FAB classification, your illness can be classified into 8 groups of Lab - M0 AML - M7.

Worse prognosis is IRM - M0, the best prognosis is IRM - M3.

As of the latest and most concise WHO classification, a person can have:
Leukemia chromosome trans-localisation
Myelodisplasia leukemia
Leukemia treatment
Leukemia of unknown origin

This case 4, leukemia treatment may have better prognosis.

Treatment:
If you suffer from Lab - M3 (acute promyelocytic leukemia), the treatment of choice will be Alliance (all trans Retinoic acid). Survival rates will be high, up to 90% after 5 years.

If you suffer from all other forms, the treatment is as follows:
A cycle of INDUCTION: you have 3 days and 7 days of ARA - c anthracyclines.

A round of CONSOLIDATION: at the beginning of this phase, cancerous cells will be very low. If this second cycle is successful, you'll be safer cancer in your body. But the success of this phase depends on prognostic factors of your leukemia.

First of all, your age. More you are (over 70), will be more difficult. But you always have the possibility to survive. Other prognostic factors are chromosomal trans-emplacements which are present in your genotype.
Good prognosis: 21 (8); t t(15;17), inv (16)

Intermediate prognosis: normal, + 8, + 21 + 22, del(7q), del(9q), 11 q 23 abnormal and all other digital or structural changes

Poor prognosis:-5, -7, del (5Q), 3 abnormal q, complex cytogenetic

Will you live?

In addition, you can fight! This is a battle that you have just started, but you will need to be strong, physically and mentally. Be working with your doctor and take your pills regularly. The chances of survival after 5 years are generally of up to 70%. YOU WILL NEED IN THAT 70%!