Leukemia

Leukemia is a group of bone marrow diseases involving an uncontrolled increase in white blood cells (leukocytes).
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Leukemia is cancer of the blood and develops in the bone marrow. The bone marrow is the soft, spongy center of the long bones that produces the three major blood cells: white blood cells to fight infection; red blood cells that carry oxygen; ...
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Leukemias, chronic
Definition
Chronic leukemia is a disease in which too many white blood cells are made in the bone marrow.
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Leukemia, lymphocytic: A form of leukemia that has a sudden onset, lymphocytic leukemia starts in the bone marrow but often spreads to the lymphatic and nervous system.
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Leukemia isn't just a children's disease, as some people think. Leukemia has four main types and many subtypes - and only some of them are common among children.
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Leukemia
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Information about detection, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of leukemia. NIH Publication No. 02-3775 ...
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Leukemias are classified as either lymphocytic or myeloid, depending on the type of leukocyte affected.
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Leukemia treatment side effects can be managed with a "drug holiday.'
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Leukemia
This is the most common form of childhood cancer, accounting for one-third of all cancers diagnosed in children each year. In leukemia—as in all cancers—one type of cell grows out of control.
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Leukemia
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Chronic Myelocytic Leukemia - Microscopic View ...
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Acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) is cancer of the lymph cells, a type of white blood cell. While ALL is known as the childhood form of leukemia, 20% of the people who develop the disease are adults.
What is going on in the body?
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ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA - A form of leukemia which is characterized by the proliferation of immature white blood cells (granulocytes) in the bloodstream. Occurs primarily in adults and in infants under 1 year of age.
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Chronic myelogenous leukemia: A chronic malignant disease in which too many white blood cells belonging to the myeloid line of cells are made in the bone marrow. Early symptoms of this form of leukemia include fatigue and night sweats.
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Leukemia"Hereditary factors; radiation exposure; chronic viral infections.
Cervical and uterine"More than 5 complete pregnancies; first intercourse before age 18; a history of gonorrhea or genital warts; multiple sex partners; infertility.
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Leukemia
A cancer of blood cells characterized by the abnormal increase in the number of white blood cells in the tissues. There are many types of leukemias and they are classified according to the type of white blood cell involved.
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leukemia (loo-KEE-mee-a)
Cancer that starts in blood-forming tissue such as the bone marrow, and causes large numbers of blood cells to be produced and enter the bloodstream.
leukocyte (LOO-ko-site) ...
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Signs of leukemia or other cancers (such as multiple myeloma or Hodgkin's lymphoma) may be seen.
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Lymphoma/Leukemia
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Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (March 29, 1995)
[CHRONIC LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA NOT AN IMMEDIATE "DEATH SENTENCE"]
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Nipent (pentostatin) injection An antineoplastic agent currently marketed for use in the treatment of adult patients with hairy cell leukemia refractory to alpha-interferon treatment and a designated orphan drug for the treatment of cutaneous T-cell ...
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Leukemia Cancer of the blood. White blood cells may be produced in excessive amounts and are unable to work properly. Leukocyte See White blood cell. Leukopenia A low number of white blood cells. Lumpectomy See Mastectomy-Segmental.
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For some cancers, such as leukemia and multiple myeloma, chemotherapy is the main treatment. For other cancers, chemotherapy is one part of a larger strategy that also involves radiation and/or surgery.
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They are second in incidence only to leukemias. Half of brain tumors in children are infratentorial. The annual incidence in children less than 15 years old is about 3 per 100,000. More than 1,200 new cases occur each year.
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It may be done to look for bone problems and for some cancers of the blood, such as leukemia. It is usually done in the breastbone or the hipbone just below the waist. A hollow needle is used to suck the marrow up into the needle barrel.
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A growing number of health professionals now believe that vaccination could be linked to a host of maladies including cot deaths, leukemia, debilitating neurological illnesses and a drastic weakening of a child's immune system.
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VIRUS TYPE I (HTLV-I): HTLV-I and HTLV-II, like all retroviruses, are single-stranded RNA viruses that replicate through a DNA intermediate. HTLV-I has an affinity for T lymphocytes; it appears to be the causative agent of certain T cell leukemias, ...
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A high WBC count may indicate infection, leukemia, or tissue damage. An increased risk of infection occurs once the WBC drops below 100/ml.
WBC Differential . Determines the percentage of each type of white blood cell in a sample.
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cervicitis or vaginitis, including bacterial vaginosis, until infection is controlled abnormal vaginal bleeding cancer of the cervix or uterus conditions associated with increased susceptibility to infections with micro-organisms, including leukemia, ...
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