Diagnosing Leukemia

Below is a list of the most prevalent symptoms of multiple myeloma: * * Bone pain (esp. back/ribs) * Broken bones (esp. spine) * Weak and tired * Constantly thirsty * Frequent Infections and fevers3 * Weight loss * Frequent urination * Constipation * Nausea The diagnosis of multiple myeloma can occur after a routine blood test with your doctor. However, the most common diagnosis occurs when doctors take an x-ray of a broken bone and suspect the cancer has caused or is a contributing factor to the broken bone. When analyzing the blood tests, the following are considered when diagnosing multiple myeloma: people with multiple myeloma have high levels of proteins in the blood, especially M and other immunoglobulin, albumin, and beta-2-microglobulin. Also, the blood exam tests for high levels of calcium and for creatinine levels (to assure that the kidneys are working properly).3 Other ways to test for multiple myeloma include urine tests, x-rays, biopsies (test the bone marrow itself from a large bone - a painful procedure). Unfortunately, Multiple myeloma is a very fatal cancer, where only 35% of patients diagnosed with multiple myeloma living 5 years past their diagnosis.3

Explain/say more: Leukemia is a cancer that affects the blood. - Fact/evidence to support reason #1: The second highest kind of cancer in children is brain cancer.

(Health Hubs, 2016) LEUKEMIA 5 Leukemia is a malignant disease or cancer of the bone marrow and blood. It is characterized by the uncontrolled accumulation of blood cells (American Cancer Society, 216). Leukemia is divided into four categories: myelogenous or lymphocytic, each of which can be acute or chronic (Medicine Net, 2015). The true cause is unknown but studies have shown things like exposure to high-energy radiation and harmful lifestyle choices such as drinking and smoking increase your

Cancer, a long and difficult journey assimilated with death. Cancer, in general, is when cells begin to grow out of control and can start anywhere in the body. There are many different forms and types of cancer; scary but true. All forms of cancer is terrifying, but the most terrifying for children is Leukemia. Leukemia is the most common form of cancer in children and teens. It zones in on blood-forming cells, mainly white blood cells, in the bone marrow. This form of cancer accounts for almost one out of three cancers (Leukemia in Children). Why, in my opinion, this is the most intimidating form of cancer is because it takes the lives of the young who had so much potential and barely began to live their own lives. It takes those who are

Leukemia is cancerous disease that starts in blood-forming tissue such as the bone marrow and causes large numbers of blood cells to be produced and enter the blood-stream (National Cancer Institute, 2008, para. 1). It is one of many complicated cancer diseases that affect all ages and have very negative outcomes if not treated properly, and on time. Within the disease are several different types that affect according to how quickly the disease develops and attacks the body. It could be classified as chronic leukemia, which has a slow progress of getting worse or acute leukemia which usually gets worse quickly. The types of leukemia also can be grouped based on the white blood cell that is affected (National Cancer Institute , 2008, p. 1).

Leukemia is something that we hear about a lot. I believe that people do not understand exactly what leukemia is and how dangerous it can be, I chose this topic to try to help them understand. In this paper I will explain what leukemia is and what treatments you can choose from to treat the cancer.

Chemotherapy in ALL The defining goal is to eliminate all evidence of the cancer cells with the use of cytotoxic agents. Chemotherapeutic agents are chosen because of their ability to interfere with oncologic cell division. The treatment of ALL involves 3 phases: remission induction, consolidation, and maintenance therapy. Pediatric patients with ALL are often given 8 or more months of intensive chemotherapy. This is often followed by maintenance therapy of two or more years (Gedaly-Duff et al., 2006). Most treatment protocols use systemic chemotherapy with or without radiotherapy (McCance & Huether, 2010).  According to a study conducted by McDonald & Mc Carthy (2005), success of chemotherapy and remission depends on “aggressive induction chemotherapy followed by delayed intensification and maintenance therapy, p. 809.”

According to the American Cancer Society (2013) stated, “Leukemia is a cancer that starts in early blood-forming cells” (American Cancer Society, 2013). “Most often, leukemia is a cancer of the white blood cells, but some leukemias start in other blood cell types” (American Cancer Society, 2013). “Any of the cells from the bone marrow can turn into a leukemia cell” (American Cancer Society, 2013). According to the American Cancer Society (2013) stated, “Once this change takes place, the leukemia cells don’t go through the normal process of maturing” (American Cancer Society, 2013). There are changes that leukemia cells can quickly reproduce themselves and not die when they are suppose too (American Cancer Society, 2013). “They survive and build up in the bone marrow, crowding out normal cells” (American Cancer Society, 2013). “In most cases, the leukemia cells spill into the bloodstream fairly quickly” (American Cancer Society, 2013). “Almost all childhood leukemia is acute leukemias” (American Cancer Society, 2013).

Leukemia Rough Draft Leukemia is a type of cancer that sadly causes around 25,000 deaths in the U.S. each year. The area that it affects is the blood and the bone marrow and like most or all of the types of cancer in the world if

Overview Myelofibrosis is a bone marrow disorder that leads to a disruption of the body’s ability to produce normal healthy blood cells. A rare form of chronic leukemia, the disease often worsens over time and may cause some patients to develop more serious types of leukemia. Conversely, other people have myelofibrosis and go for years without noticing any symptoms.

Leukemia is cancer in the bone marrow and the lymphatic system and affect the body's blood-forming tissues. Leukemia usually involves white blood cells. Your white blood cells fight off infections. People with leukemia, the bone marrow produces abnormal white blood cells, which don't function properly. Scientists don't understand the exact causes of leukemia. It is believed to develop from a combination of genetic and environmental factors. In general, leukemia is thought to occur when blood cells acquire mutations in their DNA. The CD34 phenotype. Certain abnormalities

There are many different forms of cancer, depending on your gender, that are looming in the shadows. The medical term for cancer is malignant neoplasm. It's a disease where a cell group divides beyond normal limits (uncontrolled growth), invades or destroys adjacent body tissue (invasion) and sometimes spreads to other body locations via blood or lymph (metastasis). According to a cancer treatment center, a benign tumor is differentiated from these malignant cancer properties because they are self-limited and do not invade or metastasize.

If a doctor suspects that a person has multiple myeloma, the doctor would order testing that falls into four categories: Bone Marrow Biopsy, Blood Testing, Urine Testing, and Bone Testing. A bone marrow biopsy is when a doctor inserts a long, thin needle into the patient and then withdraws some of the bone marrow (Multiple Myeloma World 13). There are many ways to test a person’s bones including an X-ray, an MRI, a CT Scan, a Nuclear Medicine Scan, a PET Scan, or, if needed, bone

Leukemia is a cancer that affects the bone marrow. The bon marrow is the soft spongy center of the bone that produces blood cells. Leukemia is found in white blood cells or leukocytes. The white blood cells help to fight ff infections and other diseases. Normally, cells produce in an

There are several types of treatments that are used to treat leukemia. The first goal of treatment is to get blood counts back to normal by destroying signs of leukemia in the body and to make the symptoms go away. If this succeeds and the bone marrow begins to look healthy than the cancer is said to be cleared. This is called remission, while in remission, more therapy may be given to prevent a relapse. Chemotherapy is the first treatment given to achieve remission. It is sometimes required that the person may need to stay in the hospital for chemotherapy. Chemotherapy is given into the veins by iv and sometimes into the fluid around the brain (the spinal fluid) this is called a spinal tap. Chemotherapy is the treatment that I had done to cure my cancer to help me go into remission. Since I was so young and the chemotherapy was so strong I had no choice but to stay in the hospital to receive treatment. Sometimes month and months would go by which lead to me spending birthdays and holidays in the hospital. Luckily, I was receiving treatment at one of the best hospitals in Dallas, Texas which was Children’s Hospital because they made my time being there as fun as they could to help get through the pain and keep my mind off things. Since I was so young I did not know what was going on or why this was happening to me, I just knew I was sick and was trying to get better and needed extra care to make that happen.