Promyelocytic Leukemia In My Sister's Keeper

In The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, Rebecca Skloot describes Henrietta Lacks, who strikes her interest from the first time she learns of this Lacks in her college biology class. Henrietta was an African American woman who passed away from cervical cancer in 1951. Rebecca Skloot’s biology professor, Donald Defler, explained that cancer is the result of the uncontrollable reproduction of cells. Around the time that Henrietta realized she needed to see a doctor about her unusual condition, researchers had been in the midst of of trying to make human cells reproduce in a laboratory condition, but couldn’t seem to successfully develop cells that would reproduce the way they wanted them to, until the HeLa cell, named after their donor Henrietta Lacks. Henrietta’s story interested Skloot so much that she could not go on without knowing Lacks’s real story, which was relatively unheard of in this time. Most information on Henrietta did not even know her real name, as a result, Lacks was often referred to as Helen Lane.

The proband is a 34-year-old African American female that was born in Virginia. She currently lives in Richmond, VA. The proband’s maternal grandmother 's side of the family is from Powhatan, VA. Both her maternal grandparents are of African American, Caucasian American, and Native American (American Indian) descent. The proband’s maternal grandfather was adopted as a young child and not much is known about his family background. The proband’s African American paternal grandparents are from Cumberland County, VA. One of the proband’s maternal aunts and her two daughters (proband’s maternal cousins) have type 2 diabetes mellitus. The proband’s maternal grandmother had type 1 diabetes mellitus. Both of the proband’s maternal aunts are cancer survivors. One aunt had Hodgkin’s lymphoma and the other had breast cancer. One of the proband’s paternal aunts (at age 52) and her daughter (at age 32) both died of cancer. Proband’s paternal grandmother and great aunt are twins and her mother and one of her maternal aunts are monozygotic twins.

I’m writing a essay about a book called Kira-Kira written by Cynthia Kadohata. Katie and her sister Lynn are best friends, but after a while she became sick. After a while they found out why she was sick, she had a disease called Lymphoma which means cancer in the blood. When the family knew about it they tried to do anything they can to make Lynn happy before something terrible happens.

In the book My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult, Anna’s older sister has cancer. For as long as Anna has been alive, she has been her donor. Anna has turned thirteen and finally realizes what she has been doing for all these years. She has been giving her sister white blood cells and bone marrow without being asked for permission. She does not want to donate to her anymore. Although Anna and Kate are sisters, Anna has to change this.

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

The Ayala Case presented in Case 2 from Chapter nine explains that Anissa “was diagnosed with chronic myelogenous leukemia (174),” at the age of sixteen. None of Anissa’s family members or candidates from the National Marrow Donor Program was a match with her bone marrow. The only option left was for Anissa’s parents to conceive a child with compatible bone marrow. “…The odds of having a child that could save Anissa’s life (175)” were only 6.4%. Against the low odds, Anissa’s parents had a child named Marissa-Eve that was compatible with Anissa’s bone marrow. At fourteen months, Marissa-Eve’s “bone marrow was used in a transplant to save Anissa’s life. Anissa’s life expectancy surpassed the original numbers she was given, which was three to

Response: If I were in the same situation Anna was in, I would do everything I can to save my sibling's life, even if my sick sibling tells me to stop helping them to get better. I would not listen to them, and continue helping them get better. My siblings matter to me and I wouldn't want to see them out of my sight ever. If one of them gets severely sick, I would absolutely do whatever I can to bring them back to their normal health. It is revealed to us in chapter one (Monday) that Anna is an allogeneic donor, meaning she is a perfect donor for her sister Kate who has acute promyelocytic leukemia. She is the only hope for Kate to get better. Anna would constantly give blood to Kate in order to save her life. She also gave her a bone marrow. Kate has realized that Anna has been sacrificing a lot for her

My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult is related to what we have studied in AP Biology because the book explored the issue of genetics. In AP Biology, we discussed the different kinds of genetic diseases, such as sickle cell anemia, down syndrome, and cystic fibrosis. We learned about each disease’s inheritance pattern, either recessive or dominant. In the book, Anna’s older sister, Kate was diagnosed with acute promyelocytic leukemia, which she has many immature white blood cells in her body. Inevitably, this led to a deficiency of healthy blood cells to fight off foreign pathogens or diseases. Other than the fact that the book is related to the genetics unit, it is also relevant to the discussion we had in class about a person who underwent a bone marrow transplant to treat his cancer. Similarly, Kate eventually received a bone marrow from her sister.

The tragic news of Anissa’s leukemia and striving to find the cure or the right match gave the family the prospect to work together or understand one another in a variety of standings. The Ayala’s family needed emotional support during that tough time when they were stunned by the atrocious news of their teenage daughter who developed leukemia. This could mean offering support through attentive listening instead of critiquing the family’s decision. Therefore, the family endured the public’s detractors by adhering on to their faith, love, respect, and compassion for each other. Although the public criticisms were intense, Ayala’s family did not lose sight in a caring boldness toward bringing a fresh life into the light. It might have been harsh for the Ayala’s family to digest what the world had thrown at them, but the family’s great relationship brought to an end the long-term healing. Abe and Mary were an essential part of Ayala’s family to

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The town of Woburn, MA was stricken with an epidemic of different types of leukemia, including acute lymphoblastic leukemia, which affected 8 families. The mere notion that such rare cases occurred within a half mile radius of each other was a call for attention. It is the plaintiff 's claim that these cases were the result of a toxic contamination of the town’s water supply by the defendant 's unintentional, improper disposal of the following chemical waste products: Trichloroethylene (TCE) and Perchlorethylene (PCE). The plaintiff accuses the defendant of the following charges: negligence of chemical procedures including, but not limited to, illegal dumping of TCE, as well as PCE, and wrongful death, resulting from a depraved indifference to human life. Given the pain and suffering the victims and their families have undergone due to the defendant’s gross negligence, the plaintiff asks for compensation for and acknowledgement of wrongdoing on the defendant 's part. The plaintiff also calls for an injunction; in order for the defendant to resume further factory work, the company must propose, and be approved of, new procedures that strictly follow the enforced regulations that ensure the safe disposal of all chemical waste.

Lastly, the patient discussed about her feelings addressing the loss of her sister as her sister has been gone for a year. This writer then discussed coping skills to address her loss. Also, the patient reports her parents are in Florida due to her sister daughter going to college to pursue her

My Sister's Keeper is the story of Anna Fitzgerald, who by the age of thirteen has undergone many blood transfusions, numerous surgeries, and multiple bone marrow transplants. “Most babies are accidents, not me. I was engineered, born to save my sister’s life.” At the beginning of the movie Anna explains that she as conceived to be a donor for her sister, Kate. Kate is a 16 year old with renal failure due to a very rare form of leukemia. The girls' parents expect Anna to donate her kidney to help her sister. Instead of donating the kidney, Anna files a lawsuit against her parents for the rights of her own body so that she could not be forced into the surgery against her will. This causes mixed reactions between Anna’s parents, Brain

Thesis/argument statement OR main idea statement: Cancer affects children and their families in many ways.

Leukemia was diagnosed for the first time in Edinburgh by John Bennett. Later in 1868, a vital discovery was made about changes in bone marrow and the red blood cells on leukemic patients. “The earliest report of the illness to have been made by Velpeau. Velpeau reported a case of a 63 year old woman who had a fever, swollen stomach, as well as being generally weak” (Thomas 63). At the time they have not discovered leukemia, so they were unsure what it was. Scientist has also found dinosaur bones from over millions of years old that had leukemia. Neumann discovered that changes in bone marrow are linked with the source of blood. Leukemia comes from Greek words “leuko” and “Heima” that means white blood. The Greeks were given credit for leukemia. “Leukemia is a cancer of blood and bone marrow. It affects white blood cells called lymphocytes” (Childhood, Pediatric). Leukemia is started when the DNA of white cells are mutated or damaged. A child that has a sibling with leukemia has a greater chance of developing it than someone without a sibling but the risk is still low. The risk of a twin to developing leukemia is a lot greater than just being siblings. Leukemia is one deadliest cancers. There are more than 300,000 americans living with this cancer. There are about 150 people diagnosed with leukemia us the U.S and about 70 people die everyday. This cancer is more common for children who are Hispanic and adolescents with the five