Clinical practice guidelines for leukaemia:

• National Health and Medical Research Council, Australian consensus guidelines for the management of neutropenic fever in adult cancer patients
• National Comprehensive Cancer Network (US), Clinical practice guidelines in oncology: acute lymphoblastic leukemia
• National Comprehensive Cancer Network (US), Clinical practice guidelines in oncology: acute myeloid leukemia
• National Comprehensive Cancer Network (US), Clinical practice guidelines in oncology: chronic myelogenous leukemia
• European Society for Medical Oncology, Acute myeloblastic leukaemia in adult patients: ESMO clinical practice guidelines
• European Society for Medical Oncology, Chronic myeloid leukemia: ESMO clinical practice guidelines
• European Society for Medical Oncology, Chronic lymphocytic leukemia: ESMO clinical practice guidelines

Optimal cancer care pathway for Acute myeliod leukaemia:

These clinical guides for health professionals set out key principles for optimal care at each step of the patient journey from prevention through to survivorship / end of life care.

The guides have been endorsed by the National Cancer Expert Reference Group, Cancer Australia and Cancer Council Australia.

Patients and their family and carers can use the consumer versions to better understand an often complex health system, and to know what questions to ask of their health professionals to ensure they receive the best care at every step.

Help your patients and their family and carers understand the process they are going through by printing and sharing these guides as appropriate.

• View the Optimal cancer care pathways or download consumer PDFs from www.cancer.org.au/OCP
• View the interactive consumer web portal at www.cancerpathways.org.au
• Acute myeloid leukaemia clinical cancer pathway

For more information about leukaemia diagnosis and treatment, see the National Cancer Institute (US):

• Adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia treatment – for health professionals (PDQ®)*
• Adult acute myeloid leukemia treatment – for heallth professionals (PDQ®)*
• Chronic lymphocytic leukemia treatment – for health professionals (PDQ®)*
• Chronic myelogenous leukemia treatment – for health professionals (PDQ®)*
• Hairy cell leukemia treatment – for health professionals (PDQ®)*.

*When reading materials that are published in other countries, note that some of the information may not apply to Australian patients.