Leukemia
strikes all ages and both sexes. In 1995 approximately 20,400
people died from . The all time five year survival rate is 38%. This
rate has gone to 52% in the mid 1980’s. Approximately 25,700 cases were
reported in 1995 alone(American Cancer Society-, 1995).
Leukemia is a form of cancer in the blood cells. Most forms of Leukemia
occur in the white blood cells. These abnormal cells reproduce in large
quantities and look and perform differently than normal cells(MedicineNet-
leukemia, 1997).
Right now the causes of Leukemia are unknown. Some studies have shown that
exposure to high-energy radiation increases chances of contracting leukemia.
Such radiation was produced in the ...
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leukemia
treatment options will become available(MedicineNet-leukemia, 1997).
There are many symptoms of leukemia. The symptoms of leukemia are the same
for all the different types of leukemia. The acute types of leukemia, ALL and
AML, symptoms are seen more quickly than in the chronic types of leukemia, CLL
and CML, where symptoms do not necessarily appear right away. The symptoms are
flu symptom, weakness, fatigue, constant infections, easily bleed and bruise,
loss of weight and appetite, swollen lymph nodes, liver or spleen, paleness,
bone or joint pain, excess sweating, swollen or bleeding gums, nosebleeds and
other hemorrhages, and red spots called petechiae located underneath the skin.
In acute Leukemia the cancerous cells may collect around the central nervous
system. The results can include headaches, vomiting, confusion, loss of muscle
control, or seizures. These clumps of cancer cells can collect in other various
parts of the body(MedicineNet-leukemia, 1997 and ...
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