Types of Cancer

Read more about some of the more common types of cancer including Breast, Lung, Ovarian, Lymphoma and more.

Drug Dictionary

Find out more about the drugs you or a loved one is using in the fight against cancer.

Blood Diseases

Read more about some of the blood diseases treated by our hematology experts.

Glossary

Be sure you understand the terms used by your doctors and nurses. Review this glossary for easy-to-understand definitions.

The purpose of treatment for polycythemia vera is to reduce the number of extra blood cells. Treatment of polycythemia vera may include the following:

  • Phlebotomy (removing a therapeutic level of blood)
  • Chemotherapy with or without phlebotomy
  • Biologic therapy using interferon alfa
  • Low- dose aspirin
  • A clinical trial of a new treatment.