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What Are The Chances Of Survival Of Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia?

I have a four year old cousin who i raise on my own. He was diagnosed with Acute lymphocytic leukemia just a few weeks ago. As much as it kills me to ask, what is his survival rate and How long does he possibly have ? Note im only 16 so can you break down your answer for me. Thanks.
Mon, 27 Apr 2015
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Hi,
Thanks for writing in.

Sorry to hear about your four year old cousin who is fighting acute lymphocytic leukemia. I have worked with children having cancer for years and in most cases, those with acute lymphocytic leukemia make a complete recovery if detected at an early stage. This is a type of blood cancer and is treated with chemotherapy.

The treatment is started after doing a risk stratification and which patient will get maximum benefit from a recommended chemotherapy. In children with acute lymphocytic leukemia, more than 95 percent attain remission, and approximately 80percent of patients aged 1 to 18 years with newly diagnosed acute lymphocytic leukemia treated on current regimens are expected to be long-term event-free survivors. Your cousin is expected to make a complete recovery and live a long life. Please do not worry.
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What Are The Chances Of Survival Of Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia?

Hi, Thanks for writing in. Sorry to hear about your four year old cousin who is fighting acute lymphocytic leukemia. I have worked with children having cancer for years and in most cases, those with acute lymphocytic leukemia make a complete recovery if detected at an early stage. This is a type of blood cancer and is treated with chemotherapy. The treatment is started after doing a risk stratification and which patient will get maximum benefit from a recommended chemotherapy. In children with acute lymphocytic leukemia, more than 95 percent attain remission, and approximately 80percent of patients aged 1 to 18 years with newly diagnosed acute lymphocytic leukemia treated on current regimens are expected to be long-term event-free survivors. Your cousin is expected to make a complete recovery and live a long life. Please do not worry.