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Leukemia symptoms often vary depending on the type of leukemia that concern him. Here is a list of general symptoms of leukemia:

* Frequent infections, fever, cold chills (or any other flu-like signs)
* Fatigue
* Malaise (bodily discomfort experienced)
* Excessive bruising and abnormal bleeding
* Frequent pain in bones and joints
* Loss of appetite, abdominal pain
* Weight Loss
* Node Tender or swollen lymph, liver, or spleen
* Pain in bones and joints
* Leukemia spreading to the brain can cause various disorders such as headaches, seizures, weakness, blurred vision, inability to balance, vomiting, etc.
* Shortness of breath, frequent coughing and very long, of suffocation, etc, could be caused if the leukemia T-cell (a type of lymphocytic leukemia)

How to diagnose leukemia?

There are many ways to diagnose leukemia. If a physician has some reason to suspect leukemia in one patient the diagnosis of the disease may be as follows:

Your doctor will ask medical history and conduct a through physical examination to check general health and also to verify or leukemia symptoms such as swelling in the liver, spleen, lymph nodes, groin and neck. Blood tests are effective ways to diagnose the disease but does not help you find the type of leukemia. The full account of blood and blood account of the differential helps to establish the number of different blood cells and the relative proportion of cells from the blood into the bloodstream.

A hematologist, oncologist or pathologist can identify the type of leukemia a person has for bone marrow aspiration (drawing marrow of patients using needle and examined under a microscope). A bone marrow biopsy can be performed later. Farther other tests such as spinal tap (lumbar puncture), chest X-rays, etc., also help diagnose the disease.

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