WHAT IS LEUKEMIA

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  UNDERSTANDING LEUKEMIA --

           Blood has three types of cells- white blood cells which fight against infection,red blood cells which carry oxygen to tissues of various part of the body and platelets that help in clotting of blood.

        Bone marrow generates billions of new blood cells every day,most of them are red cells. In case of leukemia body body makes more white cells than it required. These leukemia cells cannot fight against infection like normal white blood cell fight. Because of more in quantity of white blood cells they affect the function of the organ. Over a period of time there will be less red blood cells to supply oxygen, less in number of platelets to clot blood and less white blood cells to fight against infection.

TYPES OF LEUKEMIA  --

      Leukemia is divided into four main type--
  1.  Acute lymphocytic leukemia
  2.  Acute myelogenous leukemia
  3.  Chronic Lymphocytic leukemia
  4. Chronic Myelogenous leukemia

SYMPTOMS OF LEUKEMIA --

      Different type of leukemia may have different symptoms. These symptoms may not appear in the early stage. The following symptoms may appear ---

  • Weakness or fatigue
  • Pain in bones and joints
  • Headache
  • Vomiting
  • Weight Loss
  • Night Sweats 
  • Infections become serious, recurrent infection
  • Fever or chills
  • Seizures
  • Swollen lymph nodes

TREATMENT OF LEUKEMIA --

    Treatment is done on the basis of leukemia individual has. Treatment is also depends on the severity of the case. The followings are the option of the treatment--
  • Chemotherapy
  • Biologic therapy
  • Targeted therapy
  • Radiation
  • Stem cell transplant
  • Surgery 







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