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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 main cause of aplastic leukemia?

Aplastic anemia is a disease where the bone marrow is damaged and not working properly causing low counts in red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets. Anything that damages bone marrow could cause this type of disease including: radiation/chemotherapy, exposure to hazardous chemicals like benzene or pesticides, certain medication treating arthritis and some antibiotics, autoimmune disorders, viral infections and pregnancy. For all the cases that have unknown origin, they classify this as idiopathic aplastic anemia. Many cases have no known cause.

How does chronic lymphocytic leukemia affect your kidneys?

There are four major types of leukemia:

  • Acute
  • Chronic
  • Lymphocytic
  • Myeloid -In acute leukemia, the bone marrow cells don't mature properly. These immature cells continue to reproduce and crowd out normal cells. Some types of acute leukemia respond well to treatment and many patients are cured. Other types have a less favorable outlook.

    In chronic leukemia the cells look mature, but they are not really normal and they can't fight infection they way they should. Also, the cells live too long, build up, and crowd out normal bone marrow cells.

    Lymphocytic and myeloid (or myelogenous) refer to the different cell types from which leukemias start. Lymphocytic leukemias develop from lymphocytes in the bone marrow. Myeloid leukemia mainly develops from other types of white blood cells such as granulocytes or monocytes.Because leukemia does not usually form tumors, imaging tests are not always helpful. Imaging studies might be done in people with ALL, but they are done more often to look for infections or other problems rather than for the leukemia.

What happens after a relapse of leukemia?

Normally at this point the best treatment is a bone marrow transplant.

Why does leukemia effect the body system?

Leukemia is a kind of blood cancer. It affects bone marrow and you cannot make more blood cells. Blood cells are the one that fight against the antigen and protects the body. People with leukemia will have less or minimum protection and will be prone all kind of infection.

What is leukemia?

Childhood leukemia is a cancer of the white blood cells in children and teens. There is formation of abnormal white blood cells n the bone marrow which crowd out the healthy cells. Lack of healthy white blood cells cause infection and other problems.

What is Acute Lymphatic Leukemia?

Acute lymphatic leukemia means you have chest and blood cancer together.............

that's really a painful sickness. you can die.

So all of us should be healthy by eating vegetables and praising God.

God will heal you if you believe in him.

He can take that sickness away like for 1 second only.

Read the bible the you'll know the truth.

Remember that god loves you.

How do you cure chronic lymphocytic leukemia?

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Can leukemia cause you to throw up blood?

If you are currently on chemotherapy for Leukemia it is definitely possible to cough up blood, and there could be other complications as well. You need to contact your health care provider ASAP!!!

How many people get leukemia year?

In 1998, the trend supported that every year 30,800 people will be diagnosed with some form of leukemia. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&uid=12712476&cmd=showdetailview&indexed=google

Where did leukemia first start?

It is not possible to trace back the earliest historical appearance of leukemia. Bear in mind that throughout most of human history, leukemia would not have been correctly diagnosed if someone did have it, because of a lack of medical knowledge. In pre-historic times this disease or pretty much any other disease would have been seen as an attack by evil spirits. In later ages it might have been described as an ague or some other such vaguely defined illness. Not until the 20th century would it have been diagnosed as leukemia. But if I were to venture a guess, I would say that leukemia has probably been around since the earliest days of the human species, about half a million years ago. Though from my knowlege and reaserch, has shown that the first sign of Leukemia was in 1902 in Greece... The male died several weeks later, with only flue like signs. Though no one is able to tell if it was Luekemia but that is the best sign.

What are the odds of beating leukemia?

I was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia on February 23rd, 2010. I went through 3 rounds of heavy chemotherapy, 15 rounds of total body radiation, and on May 19th, 2010 I received a bone-marrow transplant from my brother, a perfect match. I am a living example that Leukemia can be beat. I still have a long way to go in terms of recovery, and the chance that it can come back will always be there; however, I do not think like that. I am doing great with the exception of being a little skinny, but that too will come back.

Have you been recentley diagnosed? If so, the most important thing you can do for yourself is keep a positive attitude. It is a learning time, and it is important not to ask "why me" or to fill your soul with hatred and anger. It is time to step back and ask yourself "What have I been doing wrong?" and "What do I need to do to change?".

I am here for anyone that needs an ear on this subject. My email address is 41billyho@gmail.com, please feel free day or night to share your thoughts. I am here for you.

Positive...Positive...Positive

"Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending."

Diagnosed with leukemia how long can you live?

it varies from 3 years to 7 years. i know someone who lived for 7 years from when she was diagnosed. but i also know someone who was diagnosed 2 years ago and now is critically ill.

Can leukemia affect eye?

I had a friend who had leukemia and he went blind. I believe they said it was a result of the mediations but then they told him it was a result in optic nerve damage from the leukemia. So I'm not sure what actually caused it and I don't think the doctors knew either. Not sure of this helps.

How does leukemia weaken the immune system?

Leukemia is cancer of the blood. The anibobies, which make up the immune system travel through the blood. The immune system is damaged by the cancer cells in the body, and the can start to attack healthy blood cells, further weakening the immune system.

Why is there no cure for cancer?

The simplest answer to your question is that cancer is not a single disease. The term cancer actually references many different diseases that differ greatly in their origins as well as their underlying biology.

Many researchers believe there is a cure for each one of those diseases.

Researchers have already found a cure for some kinds of cancer, if they are caught in time (see links below).

Researchers have already found a way to prevent some kinds of cancer.

Alas, there still remain many kinds of cancer that we do not yet know how to prevent or cure.

Researchers still hope that, with a bit of creativity and a lot of testing, we will eventually have cures for these other kinds of cancer.

"I have not failed 700 times. I have not failed once. I have succeeded in proving that those 700 ways will not work." -- Thomas Edison

What are test for leukemia?

The most accurate testing for Leukemia is by the patient having a Bone Marrow Biopsy. Leukemia is a general name for up to 77 different diseases (cancer) of the blood and/or blood producing organs.

What is pre-malignant lesion?

A pre-malignant lesion is a lesion that, while not cancerous, has strong potential for becoming cancerous.

An example would be a callous-like area between the cheek and gum where someone who chews tobacco keeps the tobacco plug. Given enough time, that area will often turn cancerous.

Sometimes a chronic irritation from an ill-fitting denture can be called pre-malignant.

The cause of a pre-malignant lesion should be determined and eliminated, and the lesion should usually be biopsied to make sure it is not cancer.

What are side effects of leukemia?

Fatigue, bruising,weakness, low blood counts, night sweats, fever and chills at times. There are a lot of symptoms that aren't that noticeable. If you have symptoms of something, always talk to a doctor.

What is the cure for leukemia?

there is actually no cure for leukemia but what can prevent it from getting worse is keep doing exercises and eating right also make sure if you are going to get physical with someone that they have nothing at all because if they do you may worsen and you can end up dying within hours if not treated properly

What film involves a boy that dies of leukemia?

" A Walk to Remember" (2002) Starred Mandy Moore and Shane West. In North Carolina, a prank goes terribly wrong and puts a student in the hospital. Landon Carter, a popular student, is held responsible and forced to participate in after-school community service activities as punishment. Also participating in these activities is Jamie Sullivan, the reverend's daughter who has nothing in common with Landon. When Landon decides he wants to take his activities seriously, he asks Jamie for help and begins to spend time with her. But he starts developing feelings for her. The two start a relationship, much to the surprise of Landon's friends and Jamie's strict reverend father. But when a heart-breaking secret becomes known that puts their relationship to the test, it's then that Landon and Jamie realize the true meaning of their love.

Can a baby have leukemia?

My son was diagnosed with sensory processing disorder at the age of 20 months. While receiving therapy. He displayed many symptoms of early Autism but no one wanted to put that label on him yet. So about 6 months later, just when we were getting into the swing of things and I was learning everything that i could about his disability when he fell ill with a horrible fever. It was so bad and wouldn't break so I rushed him into the nearest er. Blood tests that were performed came back abnormal and they wanted to check further. More blood tests and a lumbar puncture were to confirm that my son was severely anemic, neutropenic, and needed several blood transfusions. He was diagnosed with ALL (Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia) Almost 3 years later, here we are with only a few more months of chemotherapy to go (he is 5 1/2 years old today) and his school wants to do more evaluations on him since he will start kindergarten next year. His speech issues and sensory problems are getting better, but he remains still very developmentally delayed. His recent evals conclude that my son is on the Autistic spectrum, moderate to severe in some areas. He cannot continue schooling at that school because they do not have all the resources to care for a child that severe. So off to a new school come August of 2011. I am very happy that after all this time, he has finally been diagnosed. But at the same time, I am heart broken once again. Another diagnosis, more therapy. On the bright side, he will be cancer free come July 2011! For such a young boy, he has been though an awful lot, but everything happens for a reason. So to answer your question, I cannot totally answer that. I do know that my son has Autsim and cancer (leukemia) but I am pretty sure that this is very rare as I cannot find any information anywhere on the internet. I cannot find a connection. The only thing I have come up with is that maybe my son has a weak immune system and maybe something triggered both the Autsim and cancer, or maybe made him more prone to both. I guess I will never really know. I hoped I have helped you out somewhat. Take care.

The two are definitely related in my daughter's case. Google NataliesTrekCIC and contact me if you want more info.