Interesting Facts About Leukemia

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Know about Leukemia

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Leukemia Intro

• Cancer of blood cells or bone marrow
• 62,130 leukemia diagnosed cases in 2017.
• 10th most common cancer worldwide is Leukemia
  - World Cancer Research Fund International.
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Leukemia Symptoms and types
Leukemia Symptoms Types of leukemia
Anemia Weight loss Headache Poor Blood Clotting Compromised Immune System Other Acute leukemia Chronic leukemia Myelogenous leukemia Lymphocytic leukemia
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Clinical classification of Leukemia

• Based on the structural changes in the body due
  to the blood cancer cells
• Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML)
• Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL)
• Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML)
• Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)

Country New Leukemia Cases Diagnosed
USA 54,270
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Treatment for Leukemia

• Radiation therapy
• Stem cell transplantation
• Biological/Immune therapy
• Targeted therapy
• Leukemia recur chances?
• Leukemia type
• response from the patients for the treatment
• characteristics of the cancer cells

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Causes and Risk Factors of Leukemia
Leukemia Risk Factors Leukemia Causes
Smoking Environmental factors
Down Syndrome Genetic factors
Genetic Predisposition
Radiation or Chemotherapy
Electromagnetic Energy
Blood disorders
Human T-cell leukemia virus type 1
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Leukemia Diagnostic Tests

• Complete blood count (CBC)
• Morphological study
• Biopsies

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Staging of Leukemia

• Staging Acute Myelegenous Leukemia (AML) and
  Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL)
• Staging Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL) and
  Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)
• Staging Acute Myelegenous Leukemia (AML) and
  Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML)
• Leukemia Growth Rate
• Liver function test
• Imaging tests
• Lumbar puncture