Acute myeloid leukemia is a blood and bone marrow cancer. It is the cancer that Kate’s boyfriend, Taylor, is in remission from when the two meet. Prognoses for AML can vary wildly, but Taylor is said to have a good outlook and is unlikely to relapse. My Sister’s Keeper portrays AML as a distinct cancer from Kate’s cancer, APL, but the latter is actually a subtype of the former.
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Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) Term Timeline in My Sister’s Keeper
The timeline below shows where the term Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) appears in My Sister’s Keeper. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
32. 2002: Sara
...therapy, Kate strikes up conversation with a boy named Taylor, who is in chemotherapy for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) . Sara watches them talk and quickly realizes that they’re flirting with each other. He...
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