Acute promyelocytic leukemia

However, today arsenic has been replaced by sulfa drugs and antibiotics. Recently, there has been a few studies researching the curative effect of arsenic. Previously in Shanghai, China, a group of researchers had discovered a remedy for acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) which is a very lethal. They discovered that all trans retinoic acid (ATRA) can be used to fight APL. Shorty after, a more potent drug that fights APL was found in a traditional Chinese cure. This all started when a group of researchers

The clinical relevance and prognostic significance of ABCG2 gene expression in a cohort of adult Egyptian patients with acute myeloid leukemia Abstract Purpose ; Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a genetically heterogeneous clonal disorder, with several novel prognostic factors including changes in levels of gene expression. Limited number of clinical studies are available about the role of multidrug transporter adenosine triphosphate–binding cassette protein (ABCG2) gene expression in adult AML

Kahhow Lee Environmental Studies Professor Harbi On the effect of Arsenic on Human Health: a comparison between Carson’s account and modern research 1 Introduction Arsenic is a ubiquitous carcinogen that is both produced commercially and prevalent in nature. Its clinical harms to humans include hypertension, cardiovascular diseases (Chen 53; Chen 342; Tseng 15) and diabetes as well as typically skin, lung and bladder cancer (Rohan 7; IPCS 521). Given its toxicity and its potential to contaminate

published My Sister's Keeper in the year 2004. The book tells the story of Anna Fitzgerald, a 13 years old girl that was genetically selected to be a savior sibling to save her older sister's life. Kate, Anna's older sister has an aggressive type of leukemia. Anna eventually filed a lawsuit against her parents for the medical emancipation and the rights of her body when she was expected to donate a kidney to Kate. The events of the story take place in a fictional town called Upper Darby town, Rhode

In the film My Sister's Keeper a very sick girl named Kate (Sofia Vassilieva) has Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia which is a cancer of the white blood cells so to get the treatments that Kate needs her parents Sara (Cameron Diaz) and Brian (Jason Patric) go to extreme measures and genetically engineering a new child by altering the genes of the egg and sperm to create an identical match to Kate so that this new child could be a donor for Kate's treatments. They show the social issue very well by having

In the movie, My Sister’s Keeper, Anna was designed for one purpose only. She was created in order to provide and save her sister’s life. Her sister, Kate, had been diagnosed with Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia (APL). This type of cancer deals with the immature white blood cells called, promyelocytes that accumulate in the bone marrow. Kate was diagnosed with APL at a young age, she had been suffering ever since she was a toddler. Anna was created through pre-implantation genetic diagnosis. This process

hasn't had what you can say a "normal life" from the very start. Anna, a product of Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) meaning that her embryo was genetically profiled to be the perfect match for her older sister. Kate is diagnosed with Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia, a cancer that focuses on blood and bone marrow. As Kate's savior sister, Anna is usually willing to help, with the expectations of

daughter, Kate is diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia at the age of two. Kate needs certain things from a second person and none of Kate's family match; Sara and Brian decide to have another baby. By age thirteen, Anna has underwent countless surgeries, transfusions, and shots so that Kate can somehow fight leukemia. Personally, I feel connected to Kate in many ways like the problem we had, how we faced it and learned from it. Because of leukemia, Kate wanted to be someone else, however, she accepted

but would you go to the extreme to make your child perfect? My Sister’s Keeper does a fabulous job of showing the social issue of genetic engineering. Anna was brought into the world as a savior sister for her sister Kate who suffers from Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia. Anna was created to be genetically matched to Kate so she could donate organs, blood, and tissue to help keep her sister alive. Anna constantly tells her parents she does not want to donate her kidney to her sister. She realizes that her

Leukaemia What is cancer? Cancer occurs when in the body abnormal cells starts growing rapidly and gets out-of-control. Usually, normal cells grow, divide into more cells and die in the end. When people are at their early ages of life, the normal cells divides more quickly until we start growing into adults. Later, the cells in most parts of the body splits only when a replacement is needed to the worn-out or dying cells and or to repair injuries. Cancer cells are different from normal cells,