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What is the opposite of leukemia?
Thalassemia - which affect the red blood cells as oppose to white blood cells in leukemia.
Which organs does leukemia affect?
Leukemia would mostly affect the Circulatory system. Mostly it because Leukemia is a cancer in the bone marrow that creates abnormal white blood cells that crowd the rest of the other blood cells and disables them from doing their regular jobs. Another organ system from the top of my head would be the Immune system because white blood cells can't fight diseases with the overcrowd.
What does chronic myeloid leukemia affect?
Chronic Myeloid Leukemia affects genes in the blood cells. Abnormal chromosomes develop and create new genes, these genes allow diseased blood cells to survive. You can learn more about Chronic Myeloid Leukemia at the Mayo Clinic website.
How does leukamia affect the body?
Leukemia is a disease that makes your white blood cells, cells that fight off disease, grow abnormally and at a rapid pace.
Who is effected by leukemia?
Leukemia is when the cells in the bone marrow start rapidly multiplying out of control. Undeveloped white blood cells start circulating in the body, causing a high white blood cell count. This causes non-leukemic cells to not function properly.
What are the body cells affected by Leukemia?
White blood cells
What is a cancer of the cells that produce white blood cells?
Leukemia
Does leukemia occur as a result of an excess or lack of white blood cells?
An excess of white blood cells can be an indicator of the presence of Leukemia.
Leukemia what does it mean?
The word leukemia comes from the Greek: White Blood Leukemias are the result of an abnormal development of leukocytes (white blood cells) and their precursors. Leukemia cells look different than normal cells and do not function properly.
Who does leukemia effect?
Leukaemia can effect almost anyone. It is a cancer of the blood or bone marrow, normally leukocytes (white blood cells) There are a few types of leukaemia, luckily the chances for a cure are good.
What causes Leukemia lumps after a bone marrow transplant?
Leukemia is a disease where there is an overproduction of white blood cells. Leukemia lumps are a common occurrence after the bone marrow transplants as the system is awash in new cells.
A cancer that affects blood cells?
leukemia.
