by tyler chittavong. leukemia is a cancer when your bone marrow produces abnormal blood cells....
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LEUKEMIA
By Tyler Chittavong
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What is Leukemia?
Leukemia is a cancer when your bone marrow produces abnormal blood cells. Normal blood cells die after a certain amount of time. When they die new ones grow and take their place. A person with leukemia has blood cells that don’t die. This can crowd blood cells and not allow the normal blood cells to do their job.
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Symptoms
Nausea Fever Chills Night sweats Anemia, A poor immune
system Poor blood clotting
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Causes
• Exposure to radiation
• Electromagnetic energy
• Viruses• Hair dyes• Other causes are
unknown
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Diagnosis
Physical exams (Doctors check for bumps on your body)
Blood tests Biopsy X-rays MRIs
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Treatment
• Induction therapy(When doctors reduce the amount of cancer cells in your body to make the cancer vulnerable)
• Chemotherapy (Medication prescribed for you mainly to treat cancer)
• Monoclonal antibody therapy (Monoclonal antibodies are put in you body to target and destroy bad cells.)
• Bone marrow transplant• Stem cell transplant
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Results
Most people only live 5 years after being diagnosed if not cured. People who destroy the cancer after treatment do have a chance of it returning. If the cancer doesn't come back you will feel normal.
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Citations
Christian Nordqvist. "What Is Leukemia? What Causes Leukemia?." Medical News Today. MediLexicon, Intl., 17 Mar. 2009. Web.14 Dec. 2011. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/142595.php
"Leukemia." Complete Home Medical Guide. 2004. eLibrary Science. Web. 14 Dec 2011.(2004). Leukemia. Leukemia. Dorling Kindersley. Retrieved from http://science.bigchalk.com
"Leukemia; A scientific breakthrough could be the first step in a better treatment for leukemia patients." Science Letter. 05 Oct. 2010: 442. eLibrary Science. Web. 14 Dec 2011.(2010, October 05). Leukemia; A scientific breakthrough could be the first step in a better treatment for leukemia patients. Science Letter, 442, Retrieved from http://science.bigchalk.com
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