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Leukemia

Leukemia is a type of cancer of the bone marrow or the blood characterized by an abnormal increase of the white blood cells. People with leukemia may bleed excessively, easily become bruised or develop pinprick bleeds.

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What is the life expectancy with leukemia at the age of 20?

That all depends on the type, how advanced it is and what treatments are available.

Why is Leukemia Noncommunicable?

You really don't 'catch' leukemia from someone. It is considered to be cancer of the blood, mostly the white blood cells. The exact cause of leukemia is not known, but it is thought to involve a combination of genetic and environmental factors.
Leukemia cells have acquired mutations in their DNA that cause them to grow abnormally and lose functions of typical white blood cells. It is not clear what causes these mutations to occur.

Can someone fake having Acute lymphoblastic leukemia?

yes.

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Why might a doctor be concerned to find cancer cells in patients blood?

They would be concerned because that is how cancer cells spread to other organs in your body and if it starts to grow on your spine or your spinal cord then there is nothing much a doctor can do to stop the cancer.

What is 'cancer'?

Any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division; it may spread to other parts of the body through the lymphatic system.

Cancer is too much life. The cells are dividing too quickly and are harming healthy cells around them. It also spreads to other parts of the body.

Signs you are near death with acute leukemia?

before death, many people completely lose the desire to eat or drink. They sleep a lot and are extremely fatigued. There may be mental confusion and disorientation and labored breathing. Right before death, excess fluids in the throat and chest give off the infamous 'death rattle.'

What struggles did Nikki Giovanni go through?

she went through the extreme tensions between her parents when she was in the 9th grade

What is leukemia and how do you cure it?

Leukemia is a broad term used to describe a cancer condition of the blood and lymph system. Depending on the actual type, treatments vary from chemotherapy to Stem Cell Transplants.

What symptoms do people with leukemia have?

The symptoms of leukemia that people have include fever, fatigue, frequent infections, loss of appetite, bleeding easily, bruising easily, joint pain and bone pain.

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.

Is Mean Kitty still alive?

Yes, but he has feline leukemia :(

How does Leukemia start?

How leukemia begins depends in part on the type of leukemia present. All cancers involve an abnormal cell in the body which begins to multiple rapidly, crowding out the normal cells with immature cancerous cells. With leukemia, this abnormal cell growth is specific to bone marrow cells, but can differ a little as to which type. In lymphocytic leukemia, the bone marrow cells that are supposed to form the lymphocytes, a type of white blood cell, are affected. In myelogenous leukemia, the bone marrow cells responsible for forming the red blood cells, platelets, and certain other types of white blood cells are affected. Basically, leukemia starts when abnormal cells in the bone marrow start to proliferate.

What percentage of people in their twenties will contract colon cancer?

The median age at colon cancer diagnosis for 2000-2003 was 71 years of age. The percentages of people diagnosed with colon cancer based on age were:

  • 0.0 percent were diagnosed under age 20
  • 0.9 percent between 20 and 34
  • 3.5 percent between 35 and 44
  • 10.9 percent between 45 and 54
  • 17.6 percent between 55 and 64
  • 25.9 percent between 65 and 74
  • 28.8 percent between 75 and 84

What are the early signs of leukemia?

Fatigue

Malaise (vague feeling of bodily discomfort)

Abnormal bleeding

Excessive bruising

Weakness

Reduced exercise tolerance

Weight loss

Bone or joint pain

Infection and fever

Abdominal pain or "fullness"

Enlarged spleen, lymph nodes, and liver

The early signs for leukemia are regular fevers and feeling fatigued, being the most common. Other signs would be a lot of pain through out ones body and loss of appetite.

How is homeostasis disrupted when you have leukemia?

basically, the white blood cells do not function as they are supposed to (fight infections) so therefore the body may not be able to protect against any infections as it should.

Is chronic myelomonocytic leukemia cure able?

Yes, there is a red wood which can cure chronic leukemia in just three days, there after no drug is needed. This herb has been tested on manly leukemia patient.

How long has pollution been around?

Pollution has always been around in small amounts. It was only after the Industrial Revolution of the 1800s that pollution became excessive and especially dangerous.

Does Hairy cell leukemia develop more in men?

Men are four times more likely to develop HCL than women

What is leukemia's pathogen?

leukemia is not a pathogen but rather a form of cancer that affects the bone marrow/blood. Basically it causes rapid production of immature white blood cells.that are not effective in providing immunity