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Title: Leukemia
Description: A quick and easy to understand run-down of what Leukemia is, what it does, what symptoms it causes and why.
Description: A quick and easy to understand run-down of what Leukemia is, what it does, what symptoms it causes and why.
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Leukemia
What is it?
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-A collection of cancers that create immature blood cells
-A cancer of the blood cells, meaning you might not see a tumor
What does it do in your body?
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-Leukemia cells are made in the same place as healthy blood cells, the
bone marrow
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-They begin to take over the space in the bone marrow, preventing growth
of the other cells (red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets)
-Eventually, the Leukemia cells leak into the blood
-Finally, it can grow into the walls of the bone
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What symptoms are caused from this?
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-less red blood cells
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-less oxygen, shortness of breath
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-patient looks paler
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-less white blood cells
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-more risk for infections
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-weakness, weight loss
-less platelets
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-no way to form blood clots
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-more bleeding, bruising more easily
-leukemia cells in the bone
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-severe pain throughout the bones in the body
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Title: Leukemia
Description: A quick and easy to understand run-down of what Leukemia is, what it does, what symptoms it causes and why.
Description: A quick and easy to understand run-down of what Leukemia is, what it does, what symptoms it causes and why.