Childhood Leukemia Research Paper
Cierra Ross
Mrs. Davis
English 12, 3rd Period
01 February 2017
Leukemia
Leukemia usually refers to abnormally shaped white blood cells. Since they multiply at an uncontrolled and fast rate it is known as the cancer of the blood. From the Greek words Leukos means white, and hemia means blood. Leukemia is a type of cancer with no known cure that has many treatments and symptoms, but with more research maybe one day there will be a cure. Leukocytes are supposed to attack, kill, and help get rid of invading microbes, but patients who have leukemia have abnormally shaped, an increased amount, and immature leukocytes. Leukemia starts out in the bone marrow and it will spread through the lymph and blood systems to the tissues,organs, …show more content…
Having a brother, sister, or a parent who has it can cause you of having a high risk of having it. If your around high levels of certain chemicals and radiation it can result in a change of genes in the blood cells and put you at risk to get Leukemia (“Childhood Leukemia.”). Leukemia is the most common type of cancer in children. Some researchers think that childhood Leukemia is characterized by chromosomal changes (“causes of childhood Leukemia and lymphoma may originate in utero.”) Leukemia can come in many different types of cancer. There are two types of Acute Leukemias. The reason for them being two different types is because they have different types of white blood cells. In Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia it is the T or B- Lymphocytes that can be cancerous. In Acute Myelogenous Leukemia it is a cancer of the monocytes and or granulocytes (“Leukemias.”). Chronic Leukemia develops at a slower rate than acute does. There is Chronic Lymphocytic and then there is Chronic Myelogenous. The chronic lymphocytic is kind of like ALL it involves the T or B- Lymphocytes. Chronic Myelogenous affect the granulocytes cells. Chronic Lymphocytic can have no symptoms and can be hard to find, but chronic myelogenous leukemia can progress into a more acute form
Mrs. Davis
English 12, 3rd Period
01 February 2017
Leukemia
Leukemia usually refers to abnormally shaped white blood cells. Since they multiply at an uncontrolled and fast rate it is known as the cancer of the blood. From the Greek words Leukos means white, and hemia means blood. Leukemia is a type of cancer with no known cure that has many treatments and symptoms, but with more research maybe one day there will be a cure. Leukocytes are supposed to attack, kill, and help get rid of invading microbes, but patients who have leukemia have abnormally shaped, an increased amount, and immature leukocytes. Leukemia starts out in the bone marrow and it will spread through the lymph and blood systems to the tissues,organs, …show more content…
Having a brother, sister, or a parent who has it can cause you of having a high risk of having it. If your around high levels of certain chemicals and radiation it can result in a change of genes in the blood cells and put you at risk to get Leukemia (“Childhood Leukemia.”). Leukemia is the most common type of cancer in children. Some researchers think that childhood Leukemia is characterized by chromosomal changes (“causes of childhood Leukemia and lymphoma may originate in utero.”) Leukemia can come in many different types of cancer. There are two types of Acute Leukemias. The reason for them being two different types is because they have different types of white blood cells. In Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia it is the T or B- Lymphocytes that can be cancerous. In Acute Myelogenous Leukemia it is a cancer of the monocytes and or granulocytes (“Leukemias.”). Chronic Leukemia develops at a slower rate than acute does. There is Chronic Lymphocytic and then there is Chronic Myelogenous. The chronic lymphocytic is kind of like ALL it involves the T or B- Lymphocytes. Chronic Myelogenous affect the granulocytes cells. Chronic Lymphocytic can have no symptoms and can be hard to find, but chronic myelogenous leukemia can progress into a more acute form