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Leukemia Treatment
How to treat Leukemia?
The treatment for leukemia will vary depending on the following factors:
* Type of leukemia and specific characteristics of leukemia cells
* Extent of disease
* Prior to whether the disease has been treated, if such type of treatment
* Age of the people and general health condition
* Nature of symptoms
* Chemotherapy – helps to kill leukemia cells using strong anti-cancer drugs
* Interferon therapy – to slow the reproduction of leukemia cells and enhance the immune system
* Radiation therapy – high amounts of radiation energy is used to kill cancer cells
* Transplantation stem cell (SCT) – is done to allow treatment with high dose chemotherapy and radiotherapy
* Surgery – is done mainly in two cases, for the removal of an enlarged spleen or for the purpose of installing a venous access device (removing blood samples and giving medications)
The chances of recovery from leukemia are improving by the day, scientists and medical professionals are constantly striving to find new and more effective ways to treat this disease.
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Symptoms for Leukemia
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. Read the rest of this entry »
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Leukemia >> Types and Causes
Leukemia is a dreaded form of cancer that becomes the blood forming cells in bone marrow. The disease is typically characterized by excessive production of white blood cells, which cause crowding in the marrow and often spill over in to the peripheral blood. This in turn leads to decreased production and function of normal blood cells also reducing their ability to fight infections. In some cases acute leukocyte (white blood cells) do so abundant that the blood makes a whitish tinge. Although initially converted in leukemia cells in the blood, there are different types of leukemia affecting any areas of the body such as lymph nodes, spleen, liver, central nervous system and other organs.
Major Types of Leukemia
Depending on the type of cells involved, the leukemia is categorized as Myelogenous leukemia and lymphocytic leukemia. Each has both acute and chronic stages. The main types of leukemia are:
* Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML)
* Acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL)
* Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML)
* Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)
Acute lymphocytic leukemia is increasingly seen among children while acute Myelogenous leukemia and chronic lymphocytic leukemia are more common among adults. Read the rest of this entry »
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