Causes and symptoms of Leukemia

What is Leukemia?

Leukemia is a cancer of blood or bone marrow which is characterized by an abnormal increase of blood cells, usually leukocytes (white blood cells). To know more about inflammations please see the Leukemia powerpoint presentation by clicking here.

Classification of Leukemia

Leukemia is of two types and it classified on the basis of how it develops and worsens the condition of the body. Following are the two types of Leukemia:-

Chronic Leukemia

Acute Leukemia

Classification on the basis of white blood cells

Lymphocytic leukemia or ("lymphoblastic")

Myelogenous leukemi or ("myeloid" or "nonlymphocytic")   

        

Definition and classification

Chronic Leukemia - chronic leukemia is the one which hits the body very slowly and in early stages it doesn’t even show any symptoms also. As soon as the cells in the blood increase it shows some mild symptoms.

Acute Leukemia – Acute Leukemia is the one which rapidly attacks the body and worsens the condition gradually.

Leukemia can also be categorized on the basis of white blood cells. Leukemia can start in lymphoid cells or myeloid cells.

Lymphoblastic or lymphocytic leukemias - The cancerous change takes place in a marrow cell that normally goes on to form lymphocytes, which are infection-fighting immune system cells.

IMyeloid or myelogenous leukemias - the cancerous change takes place in a marrow cell that normally goes on to form red blood cells, some other types of white cells, and platelets.

There are also some more sub categories of Leukemia. You can get Leukemia PowerPoint slides and Leukemia powerpoint background for making an attractive presentation on Leukemia.

Signs and symptoms

Symptoms of leukemia depend upon its type but there are some common symptoms which are as follows:-

·         Fever and night sweats.

·         Headache

·         Bruising or bleeding easily

·         Joint pains

·         swollen or painful belly

·         Swollen lymph nodes

·         Fatigue

·         Losing weight and loss of appetite

Sometimes the symptoms also vary from individual to individual.

Causes / risk factors of Leukemia

Specialist doesn’t find any specific cause for Leukemia but there are some risk factors behind it. Following are some of the risk factors of Leukemia:-

·         Exposed to large amounts of radiation.

·         Exposed to certain chemicals at work, such as benzene.

·         Had chemotherapy to treat any other cancer.

·         Have Down syndrome or some other genetic problems.

·         Smoking

Most of the patients who suffered from Leukemia don’t find these causes and in whom these causes are found are not suffering from Leukemia. For more information about causes or treatment of inflammation please see the  Leukemia ppt slides by clicking here.

Diagnosis of Leukemia

If any symptoms are recognized by the doctor than the following testing is to be conducted

·         Physical examination

·         Blood tests

·         Biopsy

·         Bone marrow aspiration

·         Cytogenetics

·         Spinal tap

·         Chest X-ray

Treatment of Leukemia

Chemotherapy, targeted therapy, biological therapy, radiation therapy, and stem cell transplant are some of the treatment done when a person is suffering from Leukemia. If your spleen is enlarged, in that case doctor may suggest surgery to remove it. Treatment however depends on the type of Leukemia and is treated accordingly. If you are a doctor and want to make a presentation on Leukemia please see the link

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