Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL) is rare cancer in children but it is also the most common type of cancer diagnosed in children. ALL is diagnosed in 20-30% of children with cancer under the age of 15 years old (Hart‚ Juliet 10/2014). Treatment usually consists of a combination of chemotherapy and radiation or sometimes it consists of chemotherapy alone. Usually‚ treatment last two to three years and there is a relapse rate of 20% one year after treatment. Treatment may
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People hear about the word Leukemia often‚ yet most people don’t know what this condition is or what it entails. There are several different types and forms of leukemia‚ and all don’t affect the same people. Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common cancer diagnosed in children‚ with approximately 6000 new cases yearly. This cancer is sudden‚ dramatic‚ and it gets worse very quickly without treatment. Although pragmatically for individuals being diagnosed there is a survival rate of 90%
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Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia At the time on 2010‚ doctors estimated that 5‚330 had acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in the United Stated. This type of cancer here has been strongly researched for the reason that it can’t be prevented‚ but it can help by avoiding certain toxins‚ radiation‚ and chemicals. The acute lymphocytic leukemia has different symptoms‚ causes‚ risks‚ and treatment. Doctors today still aren’t sure how it all works as the ALL is a cancer that has to do with people’s blood
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Leukemia is a cancer of blood in which there are too many white blood cells in the bone and the bone marrow. A person’s bone marrow makes abnormal white blood cells‚ which are leukemia cells. Leukemia cells‚ unlike normal blood cells‚ do not die. They may displace normal white blood cells‚ red blood cells and platelets. Thus‚ they can’t do their work. There are several types of leukemia. They are grouped based on how quickly the disease develops and gets worse. The chronic leukemia usually gets
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Gracie was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia at the age of five. They first started to think that something was wrong when at Gracie’s birthday party she got a fever of 102‚ they took her to the doctor and they told her that she had mono. They transferred Gracie to St. Jude so she
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Peter a 15 year old boy has acute myelocytic leukemia‚ he became very dependant on the nurses near his death. The nurse on his unit at the time promised him that he wouldn’t be allowed to suffer and he wouldn’t be alone as he became sicker. As his condition worsened the staff decided he should have a primary care nurse‚ Sheri Martin. Over time Peter became sicker and his pain elevated causing him to need someone there to help him feel comfortable at night. Peter asked Miss Martin to stay with him
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Acute VS Chronic Leukemia Eric Strole University of Phoenix COM/155 Wendy Schmidt Aug 10‚ 2013 Cancer is one of the most catastrophic and debilitating diseases known to mankind. There have been many types of cancer that have been discovered over the years. Most people that have had cancer undergo chemotherapy‚ radiation‚ or both. Leukemia is one of the most feared types of cancer. “Leukemia is cancer of the blood or bone marrow. It is classified by an abnormal increased
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Leukemia Leukemia is a disease characterized by the formation of abnormal numbers of white blood cells‚ for which no certain cure has been found. Leukemia is also conditions characterized by the transformation of normal blood-forming cells into abnormal white blood cells whose unrestrained growth overwhelms and replaces normal bone marrow and blood cells. Leukemias are named according to the normal cell from which they originate‚ such as Lymphocyte Leukemia. Lymphocyte Leukemia is where a Lymphocyte
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Every year‚ leukemia strikes 2‚500 children. Most children are diagnosed with acute leukemia. Acute leukemia can cause patients to live only for a few weeks or a few months after the disease was detected. Acute lymphocytic leukemia is the most easily cured leukemia. Acute lymphocytic leukemia is a fast developing disease that affects the patient’s lymphocytes. The signs of acute lymphocytic leukemia are weight-loss‚ low fevers‚ unusual tiredness‚ shortness of breath‚ joint pain‚ or spots on the
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Childhood Leukemia I chose to research childhood Leukemia because it is the most common cancer in children and teens‚ and accounts for almost 1 out of 3 cancers. Just the fact that it could take a life‚ a child’s life‚ so easily made me want to learn more about this deadly cancer. There are many symptoms of Leukemia‚ including fatigue‚ pale skin‚ infections‚ fever‚ bone or joint pain‚ swelling of the stomach‚ weight loss‚ swollen lymph nodes‚ coughing‚ trouble breathing‚ swelling of the face
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