What Is Leukemia?

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persistent fatigue or weakness, frequent infections, unexplained weight loss, swollen lymph nodes, enlarged liver/ spleen, easy bleeding or bruising, small red spots on skin,excessive night sweats, and bone pain or tenderness.” (www.luminariapost.com)These symptoms are very similar to flu symptoms. You are more likely to get leukemia if you:Were exposed to large amounts of radiation.Were exposed to certain chemicals at work, such as benzene.Had some types of chemotherapy to treat another cancer.Have Down syndrome or some other genetic problems.Smoke.Common treatments used to fight leukemia include “chemotherapy, Biological therapy, Targeted therapy, Radiation therapy, and stem cell transplant” . (www.cancer.org)Biological therapy is A type of treatment that uses substances made from living organisms to treat disease. Targeted cancer therapies are drugs or other substances that block the growth and spread of cancer by interfering with specific molecules involved in tumor growth and progression.A stem cell (blood or marrow) transplant is the infusion, or injection, of healthy stem cells into your body to replace damaged or diseased stem cells. These are the ones they have to slow and stop the process of Leukemia.So these are the symptoms and treatments of Leukemia.

Living with Leukemia would be very hard. This is because the symptoms are so close to the common cold so you would probably not think much of it. Until you go to the doctor. more than likely you would ether have stage 3 or stage 4 of Leukemia. Then the doctor will tell you you have about 10-20 more years. After this your doctor will proceed with the treatment that is necessary for your stage. Then you will either have no more Leukemia or you will have a very small amount of Leukemia. So then you will live your life either Leukemia free or with a very small amount of Leukemia. Thats how your life would be if you had Leukemia.

In conclusion this talked about the background information on Leukemia,facts about Leukemia, symptoms and treatments for leukemia, and how it would be living with Leukemia. This is important to know in case you are anyone you may know gets Leukemia. Another reason why its important to know this is because so many people get diagnosed with Leukemia and even more people die from it. Also Know some things about Leukemia you can help people with this disorder get better. So are you going to help people with leukemia?