Patient Video - Gayle's story: How was your AML diagnosed?

Gayle describes the tests and process she went through when she was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). She talks about her experience of being immediately admitted into the hospital, having a bone marrow biopsy, and how she felt when she learned of her diagnosis.

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Animation - Diagnosing AML, AML-MRC, and tAML

Animation - Diagnosing AML, AML-MRC, and tAML

Slide Show - Diagnosing AML, AML-MRC, and tAML

Slide Show - Diagnosing AML, AML-MRC, and tAML

Expert Videos

How is AML diagnosed?

1. How is AML diagnosed?

What is a bone marrow aspiration and biopsy? What should I expect?

2. What is a bone marrow aspiration and biopsy? What should I expect?

How do doctors tell de novo AML, AML-MRC, and tAML apart?

3. How do doctors tell de novo AML, AML-MRC, and tAML apart?

What’s the connection between MDS and AML-MRC?

4. What’s the connection between MDS and AML-MRC?

Is AML staged?

5. Is AML staged?

What is most important for me to ask my doctor about my AML?

6. What is most important for me to ask my doctor about my AML?

Patient Videos

Gayle's story: How was your AML diagnosed?

7. Gayle's story: How was your AML diagnosed?

Marcia's story: How was your AML diagnosed?

8. Marcia's story: How was your AML diagnosed?

Mike's story: How was your AML diagnosed?

9. Mike's story: How was your AML diagnosed?

Thomas' story: How was your AML diagnosed?

10. Thomas' story: How was your AML diagnosed?

Other Modules:

Understanding AML

Understanding AML

Understanding AML-MRC and tAML

Understanding AML-MRC and tAML

Understanding Erythropoiesis

Understanding Erythropoiesis

Treating AML

Treatment Failure and Relapse

Treatment Failure and Relapse in AML

Maintenance and Continuous Treatment

Maintenance and Continuous Treatment in AML

This educational activity has been developed by the Myelodysplastic Syndromes Foundation, Inc. and Mechanisms in Medicine Inc.

This activity is supported by educational grants from AbbVie, Acceleron, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Celgene Corporation, Daiichi Sankyo, Jazz Pharmaceuticals and Takeda Oncology.

This website is part of the Animated Patient™ series developed by Mechanisms in Medicine Inc., to provide highly visual formats of learning for patients to improve their understanding, make informed decisions, and partner with their healthcare professionals for optimal outcomes.