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Leukemia is a type of cancer that prevents a person from being able to make new blood cells what part of the body develops this kind of cancer?
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What are facts about leukemia?
Every four minutes, a person is diagnosed with blood cancer. Every ten minutes, a person dies from blood cancer. One third of blood cancer patients are children and teens.
Can aml leukemia be transferred from person to person?
Absolutely not. Leukemia is a form of blood or bone marrow cancer and is not transmitted through needles, sex or any other methods, unlike AIDS and HIV. I know because my loving husband has lived with it bravely for years.
Can acute leukemia kill a person?
Yes, it can and in most cases will, as it is a form of cancer with a very high mortality rate. Over 200,000 people worldwide die from Leukemia each year.
What scientific name of blood cancer?
Leukemia is the common name for several types of cancer of the blood. There is more specific terminology that describes the specific type of leukemia a person has. There are more than a dozen variations, but the four most common are: # Acute Myelogenous (granulocytic) Leukemia (AML) # Chronic Myelogenous (granulocytic) Leukemia (CML) # Acute Lymphocytic (lymphoblastic) Leukemia (ALL) # Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)
Can leukemia patients receive massage therapy?
No. massage is contraindicated due to the type of cancer it is. Doctors tell you sure. but they usually dont know what the effect of massage can have. when you massage a person who has leukemia, you are increasing blood flow. Thus stimulating a accelerated (faster) progression of the cancer.
Why does anemia or thrombocytopenia develop in patients with leukemia?
Hematopoiesis occurs in the bone marrow. Leukemia is a kind of blood or bone marrow cancer which disrupts regular function and production of blood cells. A person with leukemia can not produce regular, healthy blood cells and that's why this person develop anemia.
Why is lung cancer non communicable?
Leukemia can not be transmitted from one person to another, even by blood transfusion also. So it is a noncommunicable disease.
What type of cancer is Leukemia considered?
Leukemia is a cancer of the blood.
How is leukemia transmitted?
It is not spread among humans, but it is spread throughout the body by the cells. Leukemia is cancer of the white blood cells. Like other cancers it is not contagious. White blood cells help to fight infections, so obviously a person with Leukemia is unable to fight off infection. However, if caught in time it is one of the more curable cancers.
Are all bone marrow stem cells producing abnormal cells when someone has leukemia or just some of them?
Only some bone marrow stem cells produce abnormal cells when a person has leukemia. These abnormal cells are known as cancer stem cells.
What is a person who studies Leukemia called?
Leukemia is a form of cancer, and thusly the kind of doctor who specializes in it is called an "Oncologist". However, this specific disease may have some cross talk with another specialty called hematology - the specialty concerning blood and diseases in blood. A person within this kind of specialty is called a "hematologist".
How long does a person need to be exposed to asbestors before he or she develops lung cancer?
There is no set amount of time it can take one day it can take 10 years each person reacts differently.
