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Title: Treating leukaemia with stem cells
Description: These are brief notes on treating leukaemia with stem cells. This is fully suitable for those studying A Levels and IB, however this is not extensive enough for those studying medicine in university. It details both treatments and risks, as well as the symptoms of tell tale signs of leukaemia.
Description: These are brief notes on treating leukaemia with stem cells. This is fully suitable for those studying A Levels and IB, however this is not extensive enough for those studying medicine in university. It details both treatments and risks, as well as the symptoms of tell tale signs of leukaemia.
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Treating leukaemia
with stem cells
What is leukaemia?
A malignant progressive disease, where the bone marrow and other
blood-forming organs produce a significantly high amount of
immature or abnormal leukocytes
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These supress the production of normal blood cells, leading to
anaemia, and other symptoms
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How does a person develop
leukaemia?
The exact cause of leukaemia is unknown; believed to emerge from
both inherited and environmental factors
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Rare mutations of genes can sometimes be inherited and then this
individual is predisposed to develop leukaemia
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Treatment of leukaemia
Leukaemia can be cured by completely eliminating the cancer
cells in the bone marrow that are producing the excessive amounts
of white blood cells
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These kill all the healthy cells as well, therefore a process has to be
done to completely replace all these cells with new healthy stem
cells that can produce all the blood cells needed by the body
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In addition, the transplant involves
giving the patient immune cells which help to kill leukemic cells
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The stem cells are then returned to the patient’s body and reestablish themselves in the bone marrow
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However, it is very successful when treating acute leukaemia
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Graft-versus-host disease - this is when the blood cells attack the
patient’s tissue and this can be life-threatening
Title: Treating leukaemia with stem cells
Description: These are brief notes on treating leukaemia with stem cells. This is fully suitable for those studying A Levels and IB, however this is not extensive enough for those studying medicine in university. It details both treatments and risks, as well as the symptoms of tell tale signs of leukaemia.
Description: These are brief notes on treating leukaemia with stem cells. This is fully suitable for those studying A Levels and IB, however this is not extensive enough for those studying medicine in university. It details both treatments and risks, as well as the symptoms of tell tale signs of leukaemia.