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What disease occurs when there is an abnormal increase in the number of white blood cells which results in fewer red blood cells carrying oxygen to body tissues?
Leukemia is the name of the disease described.
Does drinking beer cause leukemia?
Leukemia is cancer of the blood or the bone marrow. This can not be caused by alcoholic beverages. Drinking alcohol (beer, wine or liquor) in moderation is not a risk factor for developing leukemia. Leukemia is the most common type of cancer in children and the most common form of the disease in young people is acute lymphoblastic leukemia (also called acute lymphocytic leukemia, and acute lymphoid leukemia). However, leukemia also occurs among adults and is not only a "childhood disease." The most common known risk factors for leukemia (things that make leukemia more likely) are smoking, exposure to atomic bomb radiation, previous chemotherapy or radiation therapy, human T-cell leukemia virus, myelogysplasctic syndrome and Downs syndrome.
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.
How many people are diagnosed with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia each year?
Sadly, over 5,001,000 people are diagnosed with leukemia each year, according to a 2008 report from the World Health Organization. Acute Myeloid (Myelogenous) Leukemia occurs in approximately 30% of all new diagnoses, or approximately 1,500,300 cases a year.
When do people need repeated blood transfusion?
Haemophilia(only if bleeding occurs) leukemia sickel cell anaemia beta thalasemia
What is a type of cancer that occurs in blood-making cells of the red bone marrow?
This cancer type is called myeloma.
When people need repeated blood transfusion?
Haemophilia(only if bleeding occurs) leukemia sickel cell anaemia beta thalasemia
How do you get meningitis from leukemia?
How do u get meningitis from leukemia
What is AML leukemia?
Acute Myloid Leukemia
Is leukemia extinct?
LEUKEMIA IS NOT EXTINCT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Many people have leukemia and many are also getting the disease!
Are there curable forms of Leukemia?
Yes, the most curable form of leukemia is acute lymphoblastic leukemia. It also happens to be the most common form of leukemia in children.
Is leukemia an infection?
Leukemia is not an infection. Leukemia is a type of cancer that affects the bone marrow and blood formation. Leukemia can, however, make you more likely to get infections.
