“Does pediatric leukemia treatment always involve radiation?”
My 6 year old daughter was diagnosed with leukemia. Does pediatric leukemia treatment always involve radiation?
3 Answers
No, radiation is not always needed to treat leukemia, however it is used in certain situations. It is used to try to prevent or treat the spread of Leukemia to the brain or testicles in case of testicular leukemia. Chemotherapy is mostly used to treat Leukemia. Thank you..
I am not a pediatrician. As far as I know, radiation is not a usual treatment for leukemia.
No, radiotherapy is uncommonly used today in childhood leukemia
