What is leukemia?

Leukemia or blood cancer is a disease of unknown cause where the bone marrow produces large numbers of abnormal cells. This means that the normal marrow is pushed into smaller and smaller areas, which results in fewer cells being produced and leads to some of the symptoms listed below. These is call the Yin's Kidney de-efficiency. We divide them into many types of leukemia and each of them is classified according to the exact cell type affected by the disease. Chronic leukemia is a slowly progressive form of leukemia and tends to involve more mature cell types.

Acute leukemia is rapidly progressive if not treated and involves more immature cells. It develops rapidly from the earliest forms of cells in the immature bone marrow cells (blasts). It requires urgent medical treatment. Acute leukemia is a rare disease that is more common in children and young people. However, their survival rate is better than in older people.

• Sudden appearance of symptoms.
• An unnaturally pale and yellow complexion (anemia).
• Fatigue, tired.
• Pain in the joints. Sometimes mistaken for growing pains for children.
• Frequent infections, such as sore throats.
• Nosebleeds and bruising easily, often without any kind of injury.

If any of the above symptoms develop, it is advisable to consult a doctor or have a blood test.

Leukemia (blood cancer) is a disease where the bone marrow produces large numbers of abnormal cells. This means that the normal marrow is pushed into smaller and smaller areas. This results in fewer normal cells being produced and gives rise to some of the symptoms. There are many types of leukemia, each of which is classified according to the exact cell type affected by the disease.

Chronic leukemia is a slowly progressive form of leukemia and tends to involve more mature cell types. It may not need treatment immediately, but if treatment is required it is usually chemotherapy, given in the form of tablets. Many have try to turn to alternative medicine.

The cause of leukemia is not known.

Sometimes chronic leukemia is undetected for months or even years. The symptoms are varied, but many people notice:

• tiredness (due to anemia)
• bruising easily without injury
• repeated infections
• enlarged lymph glands
• weight loss
• night sweats
• fever

What is chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Diagnosis

Usually is being diagnosed by chance when blood tests are being performed for other reasons.

Although a blood test may give us the diagnosis, a bone marrow test is usually done to confirm the diagnosis. Special tests are performed on these samples to help classify the leukemia as this will influence the kind of treatment required.