Acute Leukaemia Informative Speech Outline
Introduction
Hello, I will be discussing Leukaemia Cancer. I will be covering what leukaemia is, who is being affected by leukaemia and how is it affecting them, what health professionals are involved and what is currently being done about Leukaemia.
What is Leukaemia?
Leukaemia is a blood cell cancer, abnormal blood cells are made in the bone-marrow. Leukaemia involves the manufacture of abnormal white blood cells. The leukaemia cells continue to grow and multiply swarming the normal blood cells. This makes it hard for the body to control infections and carry oxygen through the body.
There are multiple types of leukaemia, due to how quickly the disease develops and the different types of abnormal cells made. Acute leukaemia is when the disease and the abnormal cells develop rapidly. Large number of abnormal leukaemia cells gather …show more content…
quickly in the blood and bone marrow, leading to symptoms such as tiredness, easy bruising and vulnerability to infections. Acute Leukaemia requires fast treatment to avoid serious illness. Long lasting leukaemia’s develop slowly over time. This leukaemia may not cause specific symptoms at the beginning of the course but if it is left untreated for a long time the cells may eventually grow to high numbers and have similar symptoms as acute leukaemia.
Depending on the type of white blood cells the leukaemia can be classified as myeloid or lymphoid. Myeloid and lymphoid can be associated with either chronic or acute leukaemia. Lymphoid stem cells develop in the bone marrow to become lymphoid blasts. The lymphoid blasts develop further into special kinds of white blood cells. Myeloid stem cells developed in the bone marrow, like lymphoid, and become undeveloped white blood cells called myeloid blasts. Myeloid blasts develop further to become red blood cells or certain types of white blood cells. Myeloid leukaemia are made up of cells that arise from myeloid cells, where lymphoid leukaemia arises from lymphoid cells.
Who is Leukaemia affecting and how is it affecting them?
Even though men are more likely to develop chronic myeloid leukaemia and chronic lymphocytic leukaemia than women (Cancer Treatment, 2015). Leukaemia cancer affects men and women of all ages. Leukaemia effects the white blood cells help fight infection, but if the body makes abnormal blood cells, they won’t work properly. So it is more likely to get infection and difficult to get rid of them. Too many white blood cells can overcrowd the bone marrow, not having enough room for other blood cells resulting in a lower number of red blood cells and platelets. Having a small number count of red blood cells can make you exhausted and anaemic, small number of platelets can cause bleeding and bruising problems.
Leukaemia is the most common cancer found in childhood. (Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, 2015.) In 2011, there were 3,292 new cases of leukaemia diagnosed in Australia, 1,955 males and 1,337 females. In 2015, it is estimated that 3,540 new cases of leukaemia will be diagnosed in Australia, 2,110 males and 1,430 females. (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2015)
Abnormal white blood cells can build up in parts of the lymphatic system, the spleen and the lymph nodes making them swell. They may build up in the liver, causing the abdomen swell causing discomfort.
Which health professionals would be involved?
There are many health professionals involved in leukaemia, health professionals such as the patients GP will arrange the first tests to assess the patient’s symptoms. If these tests do not rule out cancer, the patient will be referred to a haematologist who will arrange further tests and advise them about treatments. A haematologist role involves diagnosing and treating the diseases in the patients’ blood, treating the lymphatic system and the bone marrow. Another is radiation oncologists, they prescribe and coordinates the radiotherapy. Nurses help administer chemotherapy and provide care, information and support throughout the patients’ treatment. A Cancer Care coordinator supports the patients and their families throughout the chemotherapy treatment. Dietician recommends an eating plan to follow while the patient is in treatment and recovery.
What is currently being done about it?
There is not currently a cure for Leukaemia, Leukaemia can be controlled for many years. Most children and many adults with acute leukaemia can expect to be cured. For most people, chronic leukaemia can be successfully managed for long periods of time. The treatment depends on the type of leukaemia.
Treatments such as Chemotherapy – chemotherapy kills or slows the growth of the fast growing cancer cells. This is treatment is usually given in the vein, but can also be given as tablets. Acute Leukaemia chemotherapy will spend several weeks in hospital. Others may be able to stay at home, with regular hospital checks and treatment. Stem cell transplant allows much higher doses of chemotherapy. This help improve chances of curing types of leukaemia or extending remission. Radiotherapy maybe used for acute lymphoid leukaemia to help control symptoms as part of intensive treatment.
Foundations such as ‘The Leukaemia Foundation’ is funding research to find a cure and providing free services to support people with leukaemia, lymphoma, myeloma and related blood disorders, and their families.
Conclusion
Leukaemia is a serious illness with no none cure and we need to help find one by donating to foundations that are searching for a cure. Even though people of all ages can have leukaemia, men are found to have certain types of leukaemia more often than women, showing that if symptoms occur they need to get tested. The GP, haematologists and radiation oncologists are health professionals involved in testing and treating leukaemia. Leukaemia is an incurable that can turn not only the patient’s but the family’s world upside down, as the patient undergoing treatment won’t be able to work, and won’t be able to care for the home or children. This is both physically and mentally draining.
Hello, I will be discussing Leukaemia Cancer. I will be covering what leukaemia is, who is being affected by leukaemia and how is it affecting them, what health professionals are involved and what is currently being done about Leukaemia.
What is Leukaemia?
Leukaemia is a blood cell cancer, abnormal blood cells are made in the bone-marrow. Leukaemia involves the manufacture of abnormal white blood cells. The leukaemia cells continue to grow and multiply swarming the normal blood cells. This makes it hard for the body to control infections and carry oxygen through the body.
There are multiple types of leukaemia, due to how quickly the disease develops and the different types of abnormal cells made. Acute leukaemia is when the disease and the abnormal cells develop rapidly. Large number of abnormal leukaemia cells gather …show more content…
quickly in the blood and bone marrow, leading to symptoms such as tiredness, easy bruising and vulnerability to infections. Acute Leukaemia requires fast treatment to avoid serious illness. Long lasting leukaemia’s develop slowly over time. This leukaemia may not cause specific symptoms at the beginning of the course but if it is left untreated for a long time the cells may eventually grow to high numbers and have similar symptoms as acute leukaemia.
Depending on the type of white blood cells the leukaemia can be classified as myeloid or lymphoid. Myeloid and lymphoid can be associated with either chronic or acute leukaemia. Lymphoid stem cells develop in the bone marrow to become lymphoid blasts. The lymphoid blasts develop further into special kinds of white blood cells. Myeloid stem cells developed in the bone marrow, like lymphoid, and become undeveloped white blood cells called myeloid blasts. Myeloid blasts develop further to become red blood cells or certain types of white blood cells. Myeloid leukaemia are made up of cells that arise from myeloid cells, where lymphoid leukaemia arises from lymphoid cells.
Who is Leukaemia affecting and how is it affecting them?
Even though men are more likely to develop chronic myeloid leukaemia and chronic lymphocytic leukaemia than women (Cancer Treatment, 2015). Leukaemia cancer affects men and women of all ages. Leukaemia effects the white blood cells help fight infection, but if the body makes abnormal blood cells, they won’t work properly. So it is more likely to get infection and difficult to get rid of them. Too many white blood cells can overcrowd the bone marrow, not having enough room for other blood cells resulting in a lower number of red blood cells and platelets. Having a small number count of red blood cells can make you exhausted and anaemic, small number of platelets can cause bleeding and bruising problems.
Leukaemia is the most common cancer found in childhood. (Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, 2015.) In 2011, there were 3,292 new cases of leukaemia diagnosed in Australia, 1,955 males and 1,337 females. In 2015, it is estimated that 3,540 new cases of leukaemia will be diagnosed in Australia, 2,110 males and 1,430 females. (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2015)
Abnormal white blood cells can build up in parts of the lymphatic system, the spleen and the lymph nodes making them swell. They may build up in the liver, causing the abdomen swell causing discomfort.
Which health professionals would be involved?
There are many health professionals involved in leukaemia, health professionals such as the patients GP will arrange the first tests to assess the patient’s symptoms. If these tests do not rule out cancer, the patient will be referred to a haematologist who will arrange further tests and advise them about treatments. A haematologist role involves diagnosing and treating the diseases in the patients’ blood, treating the lymphatic system and the bone marrow. Another is radiation oncologists, they prescribe and coordinates the radiotherapy. Nurses help administer chemotherapy and provide care, information and support throughout the patients’ treatment. A Cancer Care coordinator supports the patients and their families throughout the chemotherapy treatment. Dietician recommends an eating plan to follow while the patient is in treatment and recovery.
What is currently being done about it?
There is not currently a cure for Leukaemia, Leukaemia can be controlled for many years. Most children and many adults with acute leukaemia can expect to be cured. For most people, chronic leukaemia can be successfully managed for long periods of time. The treatment depends on the type of leukaemia.
Treatments such as Chemotherapy – chemotherapy kills or slows the growth of the fast growing cancer cells. This is treatment is usually given in the vein, but can also be given as tablets. Acute Leukaemia chemotherapy will spend several weeks in hospital. Others may be able to stay at home, with regular hospital checks and treatment. Stem cell transplant allows much higher doses of chemotherapy. This help improve chances of curing types of leukaemia or extending remission. Radiotherapy maybe used for acute lymphoid leukaemia to help control symptoms as part of intensive treatment.
Foundations such as ‘The Leukaemia Foundation’ is funding research to find a cure and providing free services to support people with leukaemia, lymphoma, myeloma and related blood disorders, and their families.
Conclusion
Leukaemia is a serious illness with no none cure and we need to help find one by donating to foundations that are searching for a cure. Even though people of all ages can have leukaemia, men are found to have certain types of leukaemia more often than women, showing that if symptoms occur they need to get tested. The GP, haematologists and radiation oncologists are health professionals involved in testing and treating leukaemia. Leukaemia is an incurable that can turn not only the patient’s but the family’s world upside down, as the patient undergoing treatment won’t be able to work, and won’t be able to care for the home or children. This is both physically and mentally draining.