THE STRUGGLE WITH LEUKEMIA This essay is going to be about the factors‚ symptoms‚ and the medicine you take for the cancer Leukemia. If you don’t know much about Leukemia then stick around and I’ll tell you all about it. The first topic is how it forms‚ or the risk factors. Leukemia is any of several cancers of bone marrow. It prevents red blood cells‚ white blood cells‚ and platelets from forming correctly. It results in anemia‚ which is the increased ability to get an infection and
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Blood Disease : Leukemia Leukemia is cancer of blood cells. It starts in the bone marrow‚ where blood cells are made. When healthy‚ your bone marrow makes: · white blood cells that helps fight against infections · red blood cells that carries oxygen all over your body · platelets which helps with blood clotting Unfortunately when you have leukemia‚ the bone marrow makes a lot of abnormal white blood cells‚ called leukemia cells. These white blood cells don’t carry out the jobs a normal white blood
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Introduction:- What is leukemia? Leukemia is the most common type of cancer in children. All cancers begin in cells of the body‚ and leukemia is a cancer that begins in blood cells. Normally‚ cells grow and divide to form new cells as the body needs them. When cells grow old‚ they die and new cells take their place. Sometimes‚ this process does not work right. In cancer‚ new cells form when the body does not need them‚ and old cells do not die when they should. Leukemia is a cancer that involves
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common illnesses‚ and some children are treated for those other illnesses before being diagnosed with leukemia. According to www.curesearch.org‚ “the symptoms can include fatigue‚ paleness‚ fever‚ bruising or bleeding‚ bone pain‚ weight loss or loss of appetite‚ and enlarged lymph nodes”(3). Kids can have symptoms for weeks before cancer is even treated as a possibility. An unconfirmed diagnosis of leukemia can be made after a physical examination by a doctor and an analysis of the child’s blood have been
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Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia Overview Every gene information of an individuals‚ were passed down to them by their ancestors. The deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) information is the genetic code double helix that determine our traits‚ malfunctioning‚ diseases‚ and so on. There are numerous deadly diseases and one of them is called Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia. Chronic Myelogenous leukemia is a type of many cancer that exists. As is said by many cancer is when the cells in the body begin to grow out of
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Who We Are: The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society is the leading non-profit organization for blood cancer information‚ resources‚ and patient support. The organization became established in 1949 by Rudolph and Antoinette de Villiers in honor of their son who was diagnosed with the disease. LLS mission is to find a cure for blood cancer and provide their patients with the best medical care and resources available. Since 1949‚ LLS has invested over 79.8 million dollars towards blood cancer research and
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On Saturday July 2‚ 2010 I meet Tiffany a 10 year old girl that has leukemia at St. Jude Children’s Hospital. We started talking and when she told me she had leukemia I was surprised how happy she seemed‚ so I asked her why she seems so happy when she knows she has a disease that’s life threatening‚ her response was “you only live once and if something were to happen to me the day after tomorrow I don’t want to have any regrets “like I wish I did that” I want to know that I lived my life to the fullest
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NURSING MANAGMENT OF A PATIENT WITH LEUKEMIA Yessenia Campos Nursing 254‚ Section L01 Professor Tangney February 20‚ 2015 Abstract The purpose of this paper is to discuss the blood cancer leukemia. It will entail a detailed description of the condition‚ etiology‚ risk factors‚ medical care ‚ nursing care. Hematological and immunological functions are necessary for gas exchange‚ tissue perfusion‚ nutrition‚ acid-base balance‚ protection against infection and
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Leukemia is a type of cancer of the blood or bone marrow characterized by an abnormal increase of immature white blood cells called "blasts". Leukemia is a broad term covering a spectrum of diseases. In turn‚ it is part of the even broader group of diseases affecting the blood‚ bone marrow‚ and lymphoid system‚ which are all known as hematological neoplasm’s. Causes:- The word leukemia‚ which means ’white blood’‚ is derived from the disease’s namesake high white blood cell counts that most leukemia
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Childhood Leukemia I chose to research childhood Leukemia because it is the most common cancer in children and teens‚ and accounts for almost 1 out of 3 cancers. Just the fact that it could take a life‚ a child’s life‚ so easily made me want to learn more about this deadly cancer. There are many symptoms of Leukemia‚ including fatigue‚ pale skin‚ infections‚ fever‚ bone or joint pain‚ swelling of the stomach‚ weight loss‚ swollen lymph nodes‚ coughing‚ trouble breathing‚ swelling of the face
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