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What is leukemia and how do stem cells help to overcome this disease?
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What are 3 important uses for stem cells?
Stem cells can be used to treat cancer, Type 1 diabetes mellitus, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, Celiac Disease, cardiac failure, muscle damage and neurological disorders, and many others. And also be used 2 heal parts of your body that can heal it self like your spine.
Do white blood cells and antibiotics help fight disease?
Yes, they help.
How. An stem cells help the patient?
In stem cell transplants, stem cells replace cells damaged by chemotherapy or disease or serve as a way for the donor's immune system to fight some types of cancer and blood-related diseases, such as leukemia, lymphoma, neuroblastoma and multiple myeloma.
Can Stem cells fight off diseases?
No. Stem cells can reproduce and become other cells which may help fight off disease.
How do white blood cells help prevent disease?
They produce antibodies and antitoxins to weaken the virus then eat them to strengthen.
Whose fault is it when you have leukemia?
It is no one's fault when we contract any disease. cancers like Leukemia are not contagious and can;t be transmitted between people, Leukemia is caused by some breakdown in the Stem Cells and DNA that help our bodies make blood.
What are healthy diet tips for leukemia disease?
Since leukemia affects the bone and blood cells, consuming more calcium will help bone activity. In addition, consuming more iron will help blood flow and allow healthier blood cell.
What are leukemia stains?
Leukemia stains are done to diagnose and classify leukemia. Blood contains red cells, several varieties of white cells, and platelets. Cancerous overproduction of any one type of cell produces one of many types of leukemia.
Why is leukemia serious?
Leukemia occurs when the white blood cells are replaced by rapidly multiplying cancer cells, and the white blood cell count declines. It is an extremely dangerous disease, because normally, the white blood cells help fight off infection, or unfamiliar cells. It becomes very easy for a person with leukemia to get an auto-immune infection due to lack of antibodies. The circulatory system and internal organs may get to be so overwhelmed with cancer cells, that eventually, they may start to fail to work properly. This will result in death.
What are 3 important uses for stem cells?
Stem cells can be used to treat cancer, Type 1 diabetes mellitus, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, Celiac Disease, cardiac failure, muscle damage and neurological disorders, and many others. And also be used 2 heal parts of your body that can heal it self like your spine.
What illnesses can be possibly cured with a bone marrow transplant?
acute lymphatic leukemia, acute myelogenous leukemia, chronic myelogenous leukemia, Hodgkin disease, Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, neuroblastoma, severe combined immune deficiency, anapalstic anemia, thalassemia, sickle cell anemia, Fanconi's anemia
What are three types of cells the help fight disease?
Stem cells, T Helper cells, and Lymphocytes all help fight diseases.
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.
Do white blood cells and antibiotics help fight disease?
Yes, they help.
Do What if your Body Has Cells That Can Help Fight Against Disease?
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What kind of blood fight disease?
White Blood cells help fight disease. You can get a type of cancer if you don't have enough white blood cells.
How effective is stem cell treatment for leukemia?
There are many treatments for Leukemia and some work being done with stems cells. On of the greatest things you can do to help you friend is put yourself on the bone marrow donor list.
