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Leukemia

Leukemia. Jeff Liu, Period 5. What Is Leukemia?. Cancer of the white blood cells Acute or Chronic Affects ability to produce normal blood cells Bone marrow makes abnormally large number of immature white blood cells called blasts. History. Means “white blood” in Greek

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Leukemia

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  1. Leukemia Jeff Liu, Period 5

  2. What Is Leukemia? • Cancer of the white blood cells • Acute or Chronic • Affects ability to produce normal blood cells • Bone marrow makes abnormally large number of immature white blood cells called blasts

  3. History • Means “white blood” in Greek • Discovered by Dr. Alfred Velpeau in France, 1827 • Named by pathologist Rudolf Virchow in Germany, 1845

  4. Main Types • Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL) • Acute Mylogenous Leukemia (AML) • Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) • Chronic Mylogenous Leukemia (CML)

  5. Demographics of Leukemia Patients (2001 Data) CLL=Chronic Lymphocytic ALL=Acute Lymphocytic CML=Chronic Mylogenous AML=Acute Mylogenous Total Reported Cases = 31,500 Sources from Leukemia, Lyphoma, Myeloma Facts 2001

  6. Symptoms • When there are excessive white blood cells --> Infections • When there are few red blood cells: Paleness --> Anemia • When there are few platelets --> Excessive bleeding

  7. Tests For Diagnosis • Finger prick • Blood sample • Blood dye • Bone marrow sample • Spinal Tap/Lumbar Puncture

  8. Platelet Platelet White Cell Red Cell Red Cell Blasts White Cell Normal human blood Blood with leukemia Pictures Of Blood Sources from beyond2000.com Sources from Arginine.umdnj.edu

  9. Effects On the Body • Attacks the immune system • Infections • Anemia • Weakness • No more regular white blood cells, red blood cells, and platelets • Blasts clog blood stream and bone marrow

  10. Stage 1- Normal Stage 2- Symptoms Stage 3- Diagnosis Stage 5a- Anemia Stage 4- Worsening Stage 5b- Infection Development of Leukemia in the Bloodstream Legend White Cell Red Cell Platelet Blast Germ Sources from Leukemia, by D. Newton and D. Siegel

  11. Causes • High level radiation/toxin exposure • Viruses • Genes • Chemicals • Mostly unknown • Can’t be caught

  12. Treatment • Chemotherapy • Immunotherapy • Radiation • Bone marrow transplant

  13. Research • New drugs • Cord blood and planceta

  14. TheEnd

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