subject: What is Leukemia and whether the causes of Leukemia? [print this page] Leukemia or blood cancer is often referred to be one type of cancer that starts from white blood cells, during normal white blood cells as a function of the body's defense will continue to divide in an orderly control. For those patients with leukemia has been the formation of abnormal white blood cells are very different and does not function as usual.
Those suffering from leukemia had bone marrow that produce white blood cells that are not normal, called leukemia cells. Existing leukemia cells in bone marrow will be growing in number so that the more urgent the normal cells resulting in the production of normal blood cells decreases.
Up to this time can not be known whether that be a cause of leukemia. But much research has been conducted in order to solve this problem. From the results of some research that has been done shows that leukemia is more frequently attacked a man than a woman, and also more often attacked those who were white than black-skinned people. Up to this time could not be ascertained why these things can happen.
But some things can be expected to cause leukemia, among others, as if the body is often exposed as a result of some specific chemicals, can also be caused by caused by radiation, Leukemia can also be caused by drug use are exaggerated.
Symptoms of Leukemia are often characterized by the existence of anemia and will be easily exposed to an infection. This is caused by white blood cells that no longer work normally. If not treated promptly with as soon as possible will be able to cause acute leukemia potentially causes death. Treatment of Leukemia can be done through the use of chemotherapy by use drugs to treat cancer; treatment can also be done with radiation therapy, blood transfusions and plasma and also by bone marrow transplantation.
What is Leukemia and whether the causes of Leukemia?
