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Leukemia, a cancer of the blood or bone marrow, can seriously affect not only the patients but also their families. Quality online resources can help them deal with this condition by providing medically reliable information.
- News and Information on Leukemia
- Leukemia in the Blogosphere
- Leukemia Podcasts and Intrerviews
- Leukemia Community Sites, FaceBook Groups and Forums
- Microblogging: Twitter and Friendfeed
- Leukemia Wikis
- Leukemia videos, animations and videocasts
- Mobile Applications
- Social Bookmarking
- Medical Search Engines
- Slideshows about Leukemia
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News and Information on Leukemia
Websites containing quality and reliable health information can provide people interested in leukemia with valuable support and resources. You can follow the updates and news of these sites easily with RSS. This video describes how you can use RSS:
If you don't want to learn how to use RSS, PeRSSonalized Leukemia, a free Webicina service, is created for you. Follow your favourite medical news, blogs, journals and social media sites in one click.

You can also insert the term "leukemia" into the custom Pubmed feed box, and you will receive the latest peer-reviewed articles focusing on leukemia automatically.

If you don't want to learn how to use RSS, PeRSSonalized Leukemia, a free Webicina service, is created for you. Follow your favourite medical news, blogs, journals and social media sites in one click.

You can also insert the term "leukemia" into the custom Pubmed feed box, and you will receive the latest peer-reviewed articles focusing on leukemia automatically.

We collected the best sites focusing on leukemia-related support and information below. Please let us know if you have suggestions.
Leukemia News and Support
everyday health
- Description: "Everyday Health is for consumers who need to manage their conditions daily, get answers to their most important health-related questions, or find thorough information about how to get and stay well."
- Quality: Accredited by HONcode.
HealthLine - Leukemia
- Description: "Healthline was founded in 1999 as YourDoctor.com and was re-launched as Healthline Networks in 2005 with offices in San Francisco, New York and Chicago."
- Quality: Here is the medical board of the site. It is also accredited by HONcode.
Mayo Clinic - Leukemia
- Description: "Mayo Clinic is a not-for-profit medical practice dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of virtually every type of complex illness."
- Quality: Accredited by HONcode.
Medical News Today
- Description: The latest Lymphoma News & Leukemia News & Myeloma News articles published daily. Includes news on hematological malignancies (blood and lymphatic cancers), Hodgkin's Disease, Epstein-Barr Virus and more.
- Quality: The most comprehensive medical news site. More than 2 million unique visitors every month.
MedLine Plus - Leukemia
- Description: "MedlinePlus will direct you to information to help answer health questions. MedlinePlus brings together authoritative information from NLM, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and other government agencies and health-related organizations. MedlinePlus also has extensive information about drugs, an illustrated medical encyclopedia, interactive patient tutorials, and latest health news."
- Quality: Courtesy of U.S. National Library of Medicine.
myOptumHealth - Leukemia
- Description: "myOptumHealth offers visitors reliable medical information that is easy to read and understand. We track significant medical advancements and then boil down the research into concise, jargon-free articles. We give readers the bottom line on complex medical issues. "
- Quality: Accredited by HONcode.
National Cancer Institute - Leukemia
- Description: "The National Cancer Institute coordinates the National Cancer Program, which conducts and supports research, training, health information dissemination, and other programs with respect to the cause, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of cancer, rehabilitation from cancer, and the continuing care of cancer patients and the families of cancer patients."
- Quality: "The NCI, established under the National Cancer Institute Act of 1937, is the Federal Government's principal agency for cancer research and training."
OncoLink
- Description and content: "OncoLink was founded in 1994 by Penn cancer specialists with a mission to help cancer patients, families, health care professionals and the general public get accurate cancer-related information at no charge."
- Quality: "Through OncoLink you can get comprehensive information about specific types of cancer, updates on cancer treatments and news about research advances."
ScienceDaily
- Description: "ScienceDaily is one of the Internet’s most popular science news web sites. Since starting in 1995, the award-winning site has earned the loyalty of students, researchers, healthcare professionals, government agencies, educators and the general public around the world. Now with more than 3 million monthly visitors, ScienceDaily generates nearly 15 million page views a month and is steadily growing in its global audience."
- Quality: Click here to see the editorial board and the awards the site has received.
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS)
- Description: "The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) is the world's largest voluntary health organization dedicated to funding blood cancer research, education and patient services. LLS's mission: Cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families."
- Quality: Accredited by HONcode.
The Medical News - Leukemia
- Description: Latest Medical News and Research from Around the World.
- Quality: Accredited by HONcode.
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- News and Information on Leukemia
- Leukemia in the Blogosphere
- Leukemia Podcasts and Intrerviews
- Leukemia Community Sites, FaceBook Groups and Forums
- Microblogging: Twitter and Friendfeed
- Leukemia Wikis
- Leukemia videos, animations and videocasts
- Mobile Applications
- Social Bookmarking
- Medical Search Engines
- Slideshows about Leukemia

