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If your doctor suspects you have leukemia, these check-ups are suggested: Complete blood counts, bone marrow examination, cytogenetic studies, and immunophenotyping. There are some programs in America that allow yearly free cancer checkups for people forty and above. The main type of treatment for leukemia is chemotherapy. Chemotherapy is using chemicals to kill off abnormal cells. Chemotherapy can be used alone or with bone marrow transplants, and radiation therapy.
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There are two types of radiation therapy, external radiation therapy and radiation implants. External radiation therapy is when a machine directs high energy rays at the cancerous area. Radiation implants is when a small amount of radioactive material in a container is placed in the body through surgery.

Other types of treatment include interferon therapy (immunotherapy) and splenectomy. Immunotherapy is when doctors try to use our own immune system against the cancer. Splenectomy is a surgery where the spleen is removed.

People undergoing chemotherapy have side effects such as nausea, vomiting, loss of hair and mouth sores.
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The type of treatment you get is depended on the type of leukemia, age, amount of white blood cells, if you have relatives that have cancer or if you had cancer before.

Rare cases include seizures, memory loss, and being paralyzed for a short period of time. Also it is believed that radiation and chemotherapy for treating other cancers can be the cause of some types of leukemia.


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