Different types of leukemia have different treatment difficulties, some of which are curable and some of which can be treated with medications to achieve long-term survival and are not completely unsalvageable.
There are acute and chronic leukemias, with different treatment modalities. Currently, the main treatment methods are chemotherapy, bone marrow transplantation, and targeted therapy. Acute leukemia is usually treated with chemotherapy as the basic treatment, and many patients can even be cured after undergoing bone marrow transplantation. The advent of targeted therapy in recent years has also led to a cure rate of about 90% for acute promyelocytic leukemia, and patients can even live a normal life after treatment. Chronic leukemia progresses more slowly, and depending on the type, oral targeted drugs and regular observation and follow-up can be taken to control the progression of the disease and extend the survival time of patients.
Therefore, the outcome of having leukemia is not only death, but should be actively examined to clarify the type of leukemia and targeted treatment to obtain the best quality of life and longer survival time in the diseased state.