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LEUKEMIA CANCER

WHAT IS LEUKEMIA ?
Leukemia is a disease in the bone marrow and other blood-forming organs
that produce increasing numbers of immature or abnormal leukocytes.
The blood-forming tissues are trying to put a end to the infection but
the tissues will create difficulties for the body to fight off the
infections .

WHAT CAUSES THIS CANCER ?

Leukemia affects the lymphoid cells that are formed by a lymphatic
tissue and also affects the myeloid cells.

Lymphoid cells
Myeloid cells

WHAT IS T HE DI FFERENCE B ETWEEN LYMPHOID CELLS A ND MY ELOID CELLS ?

A lymphoid cell is a group of lymphocytes that lack the B or T cell

receptor
A myeloid cell is a young cell that develops into a mature
granulocyte of blood but uses the synonym for a marrow cell

WHAT BODY SYSTEMS DOES

LEUKEMIA
AFFECT
?
Leukemia starts off in the soft inner part of the bones (bone

marrow) it moves quickly through out the body moving quickly into
the blood it can also spread into other parts of the body such as
lymph nodes, spleen, liver, central nervous and organs.
What are lymph nodes ? Were the lymphocytes are formed
What is a spleen ? A abdominal organ involved in the production
and a removal blood cell forming a part of the immune system

WHAT THE BODY SYSTEMS

LOOK LIKE ?

WHAT IS ARE SIGNS OF

LEUKEMIA ?
Do you get pain ? Yes you do you can get pain in the bones or joints
Common symptoms ? Bleeding, easy bruising, mouth ulcer , red
spots on skin, shortness of breath, swollen lymph nodes, and loss of
weight
You can also feel dizzy, fever , no appetite (cravings), and feel
weakness in your body to the point were you will not even want to
get up

IS THEIR TREATMENTS ?
Yes there is treatments for leukemia such as chemotherapy,
radiation, lab test, blood transfusion, bone marrow transplant

SPECIALIST THAT CAN

HELP ?
- hematology pathologist
-oncologist
-pediatric

LIVING WITH
LEUKEMIA
https://www.youtube.co
m/watch?
v=oYmcO5TeiDg

PICTURE AND INFORMATION

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n.d.web.5/16/2016
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texas southwestern medical center,n.d,web.5/16/2016
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cancer and blood disorders.navigating cancer.inc,n.d.web.5/16/2016
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