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=**NOTES ON LEUKEMIA**=

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Different types of Leukemia. Chronic- Develops slowly, over time, can live for many years after diagnosed, mostly common among adults. Acute Form- Develops faster, can only live for some weeks or months after diagnosed, mostly common among children. ||  ||
 * = WHAT IS LEUKEMIA? = || = =
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//Leukemia//, Dorothy Schainman Siegal and David E. Newton, Venture Book, US., Instructionl Horizons, 1994

//Human Diseases And Conditions,// Neil Izenberg, New York Charles Cribner's Sons, 2000, Pg. 525-528 || Leukemia is a sign that a person's immune system is damaged. So the cells and chemicals that protects against infections are damaged, can no longer be in use. || (include the words or phrases from keyword searches) ||  || form of cancer
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 * damages body's ability to make blood cells
 * clotting of blood occurs
 * makes too many white blood cells, few of red || White cells don't mature properly, don't have ability to kill foreign cells in blood, so immmune system doesn't function properly. ||  || Ideas * Leukemia is a highly dangerous, yet common type of cancer, that can be cured in some cases
 * Acute form- treated || About 28,000 new cases in US each year. ||  ||
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 * Try to find a short effective quote || The result of the damgaged blood cells growing and spreading, are fevers, tiredness, bleeding, bruising, etc. ||
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 * = WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF LEUKEMIA? = || = = ||
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"Leukemia Information." __Cancer Compass__. 2009. Rising Tide, Kft.. 1 Apr 2009 . || types of leukemia grouped by how quickly disease develops and gets worse and by the type of white blood cell that is affected || chronic acute || **chronic leukemia-** early stage in disease, blood cells still function, victim may not have any symptoms. disease slowly gets worse and causes symptoms as the number of leukemia cells in blood rises* **Chronic lymphocytic leukemia-** causes 7,000 new cases each year. almost never affects children, affected age group generally above 55
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 * **Chronic myeloid leukemia**- causes 4,400 new cases each year. affects mainly adults ||
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 * determined by speed disease worsens
 * blood cells don't function properly || **acute leukemia-** blood cells become very abnormal and cannot function properly. numbers of abnormal cells increases quickly and as a result disease worsens quickly
 * **Acute lymphocytic leukemia-** cause 3,800 new cases each year. most common among young children, affects adults as well
 * **Acute myeloid leukemia**- causes 10,600 new cases each year. occurs to both adults and children ||
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 * chronic generally better than acute
 * in chronic, situation worsens as well, just slower || other rare types as well (such as hairy cell leukemia). rare types altogether cause 5,200 new cases each year. ||

"Leukemia." __Free Health Encyclopedia__. 2007. Advameg, Inc.. 1 Apr 2009 . || **Radiation-** can tear chemicals apart, thus damaging or destroying cells (various forms of energy such as X rays and ultraviolet light found in sunlight || carcinogens hereditary || **Chemicals-** some chemicals are carcinogens (anything that causes cancer). chemicals can cause cancer by damaging or destroying cells ||
 * = WHAT ARE THE CAUSES OF LEUKEMIA? = || -no one knows yet researchers have four main possible causes ||  ||
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 * no proofed reason for leukemia
 * chemicals can damage and destroy cells
 * viruses can infect leukemia
 * leukemia can possibly be hereditary || **Viruses-** these very small organisms can cause disease, yet link between viruses and leukemia hasn't been proven ||
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 * no one knows for sure what the causes are, but many ideas make sense || **Genetics-** leukemia tends to appear more frequently in some families than others, which suggests that leukemia may be hereditary ||


 * = WHAT ARE THE EFFECTS/ SYMPTOMS OF LEUKEMIA? = || = = ||
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//Leukemia//, Dorothy Schainman Siegal and David E. Newton, Venture Book, US., Instructionl Horizons, 1994

//Human Diseases And Conditions,// Neil Izenberg, New York Charles Cribner's Sons, 2000, Pg. 525-528 Izenberg, Neil. __Human Diseases And Conditions__. New York : Charles Cribner's Sons, 2000.

//What are symptoms of leukemia?// [] || When leukemia develops, damaged blood cells grow and spread, therefore causing fevers, fatigue, bleeding, bruising, etc. || (include the words or phrases from keyword searches) fatigue clotting of blood bruises || If cells collect in central nervous system(brain and spinal cord), it causes headaches, vomiting, confusion, loss of muscle control, or seizures. ||
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 * Leukemia causes loss of energy
 * clotting of blood
 * fevers
 * bruising || Weight loss, frequent infections, night sweats, pain in bones or joints; all are common symptoms of leukemia. ||
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 * Leukemia damages your body in all kinds of ways, affects almost every part. ||  ||

Radiation Therapy- They use special machine to deliver high-energy rays that damage the cancer cells and stop them from growing. The rays direct to one specific area where leukemia cells are collected ||  ||
 * = WHAT ARE THE TREATMENTS FOR LEUKEMIA? = || = =
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//Leukemia//, Dorothy Schainman Siegal and David E. Newton, Venture Book, US., Instructional Horizons, 1994

//Human Diseases And Conditions,// Neil Izenberg, New York Charles Cribner's Sons, 2000, Pg. 525-528 || Bone Marrow Transplant- Give high doses of chemotherapy and radiation, so it destroys all of the patient's bone marrow, to kill cells that are source of cancer. Then they give healthy bone marrow from a donor with similar tissue. || (include the words or phrases from keyword searches) chemotherapy radiation therapy bone marrow transplant biological treatment || Chemotherapy- Use of chemicals to treat a disease, commonly used for cancer treatments. || Uses substances produced by body to increase ability to fight off leukemia. Scientists produce some of those substances in immune response; body's way of protecting against infections and other diseases, to help body defend against leukemia and other forms of cancer. ||
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 * drugs available to treat
 * supportive therapy || Newest type of treatment; under investigation; Biological Treatment-
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 * Most of the times, even after all of those treatments, the person still doesn't survive, so what is the point of going through all that for nothing. || Supportive therapy; blood transfusious and antibiotics ||

"Leukemia - Prevention." __WebMD__. 2006. WebMD, LLC.. 1 Apr 2009 . || most people with leukemia don't have known risk factors (anything that raises a chance of getting a disease) || risk factors chemotherapy || some types of leukemia can be prevented by avoiding high doses or radiation, exposure to chemical benzene, smoking and other tobacco use, or other certain types of chemotherapy used to treat other types of cancer ||
 * = WHAT ARE WAYS TO PREVENT LEUKEMIA? = || = = ||
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 * only way to "prevent" leukemia right now is to avoid causes and risk factors
 * like causes, preventions aren't and cannot be proven yet, therefore there isn't scientific proof or certain evidence about anything ||  ||
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 * because the causes of leukemia aren't proven and sure, there isn't a definite prevention for leukemia ||  ||   ||

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