Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML): Symptoms & Diagnosis

A guide to which signs indicate acute myeloid leukemia, and how doctors go about diagnosing the disease

Symptoms & Diagnosis: AML Symptoms

Symptoms for acute myeloid leukemia can include:

Flu-like symptoms
Fatigue
Fever
Loss of appetite

Symptoms & Diagnosis

How To Recognize Symptoms Of Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)

Dr. Gail Roboz
Weill Cornell Medicine

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University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

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Symptoms & Diagnosis: AML Symptoms

Symptoms for acute myeloid leukemia can include:

Flu-like symptoms
Fatigue
Fever
Loss of appetite

Symptoms & Diagnosis: Diagnosing AML

To diagnose AML, doctors will extract liquid bone marrow and a chip of bone from the back of the hips
The samples will then be examined to conclude whether blood cells in the bone marrow are abnormal

Symptoms & Diagnosis

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Dr. Tara Lin
University of Kansas Medical Center

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Symptoms & Diagnosis

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Dr. Gail Roboz
Weill Cornell Medicine

Symptoms & Diagnosis: Diagnosing AML

To diagnose AML, doctors will extract liquid bone marrow and a chip of bone from the back of the hips
The samples will then be examined to conclude whether blood cells in the bone marrow are abnormal