Day: March 15, 2022

As a hospital-based hematologist, I specialize in identifying patients who have blood cancers. The most important one to find is acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL). This occurs in about 1,000 people each year in the United States, mostly young people. The most common signs of APL are gum bleeding, nosebleeds, or new-onset heavy menstrual bleeding. Blood…