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Leukemia
Leukemia (British English: leukaemia) (Greek leukos λευκός, "white"; aima αίμα, "blood") is a cancer of the blood or bone marrow and is characterized by an abnormal proliferation (production by multiplication) of blood cells, usually white blood cells (leukocytes). Leukemia is a broad term covering...
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Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Chronic myelogenous (or myeloid) leukemia (CML), also known as chronic granulocytic leukemia (CGL), is a form of leukemia characterized by the increased and unregulated growth of predominantly myeloid cells in the bone marrow and the accumulation of...
- x Risk Factors:
- Environmental exposure to carcinogens,
- Radiation poisoning,
- Chemotherapy
- Radiation poisoning,
- x Symptoms:
- Bruise,
- Low-grade fever,
- Sleep hyperhidrosis,
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- Low-grade fever,
- x Treatments:
- Pharmacotherapy,
- Stem cell transplantation,
- Chemotherapy,
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- Stem cell transplantation,
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (B-CLL), also known as chronic lymphoid leukemia (CLL), is the most common type of leukemia. Leukemias are abnormal and malignant neoplastic proliferations ("cancers") of the white blood cells (leukocytes). CLL...
- x Risk Factors:
- Environmental exposure to carcinogens,
- Family history of chronic lymphocytic leukemia,
- Family history of lymphoma,
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- Family history of chronic lymphocytic leukemia,
- x Symptoms:
- Pyrexia,
- Anorexia,
- Sleep hyperhidrosis,
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- Anorexia,
- x Treatments:
- Stem cell transplantation,
- Immunotherapy,
- Chemotherapy,
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- Immunotherapy,
Acute myeloid leukemia
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML), also known as acute myelogenous leukemia, is a cancer of the myeloid line of blood cells, characterized by the rapid growth of abnormal white blood cells that accumulate in the bone marrow and interfere with the...
- x Risk Factors:
- Radiation therapy,
- Down syndrome,
- Radiation poisoning,
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- Down syndrome,
- x Treatments:
- Immunotherapy,
- Bone marrow transplant,
- Pharmacotherapy,
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- Bone marrow transplant,
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), is a form of leukemia, or cancer of the white blood cells characterized by excess lymphoblasts.
Malignant, immature white blood cells continuously multiply and are overproduced in the bone marrow. ALL causes...
- x Risk Factors:
- Chemotherapy,
- Radiation poisoning,
- Family history of acute lymphocytic leukemia,
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- Radiation poisoning,
- x Symptoms:
- Dyspnea,
- Pyrexia,
- Weight loss,
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- Pyrexia,
- x Treatments:
- Chemotherapy,
- Radiation therapy,
- Bone marrow transplant,
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- Radiation therapy,
