Have you or a loved one been diagnosed with leukemia or other form of cancer? If you have, you know how expensive drug therapies are. Leukemia, which is cancer of the blood, and other forms of cancer can not only be devastating to people diagnosed in regard to their health, but to their financial security as well.

Leukemia is classified by different names, depending on what type of blood cell is affected by the cancer. For example, lymphocytic leukemia affects the lymphoid cells that make up lymphatic tissue, which is very important for immune system function. Another type of leukemia, called myelogenous leukemia, affects the myeloid cells, which later develop into red and white blood cells and platelet-producing cells.

The most common approach for treatment of leukemia is a bone marrow transplant. Cost for an unrelated donor transplant can range beyond $50,000 and up to $200,000 in the U.S. The cost of leukemia treatment drugs is also overwhelming. In the U.S., one round of chemotherapy costs an average $150,000. Added costs, including specialists, medication, hospitalization or other therapies add more to the final bill. India offers bone marrow transplants for up to $25,000, while medical patients in Singapore may receive treatments that range from about $70,000 to $100,000.

Leukemia and cancer treatment centers as well as cancer specialists such as those found in Istanbul, Turkey or those found in Kiev, Ukraine or Kolkata, India, offer hope to thousands around the world diagnosed with leukemia.

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