cancer
2007-12-02 05:04:32 · 25 answers · asked by jazzy D 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Cancer
Lot of misinformation. The few that responded it is cancer of the BONE MARROW are correct.
The bone marrow are stem cells. What happens is that blood cells dont form correctly, or dont mature before entering the blood stream. There will be a very high number of white blood cells, but they will all be misformed, so the neutrophil count (the wbc that is resonsible for fighting infection) is very low. The white blood cells arent fighting anything, much less attacking the rest of the body as others have suggested.
There are 4 main types, but there are several other rarer types. And even though each type does seem to have a preferred age group, each type is seen in every age group.
You should look on
www.leukemia-lymphoma.org
and
www.marrow.org
These sites may help give you a better understanding.
2007-12-02 05:49:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
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Definition of leukemia: Cancer that starts in blood-forming tissue such as the bone marrow and causes large numbers of blood cells to be produced and enter the bloodstream.
2007-12-02 13:09:57 · answer #2 · answered by camille462 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Leukemia is cancer of the bone marrow. There are 4 main types plus a few rarer types. You can email me at eendje1990@yahoo.co.nz if you need any more information. I was diagnosed with ALL as a toddler and rediagnosed earlier this year after nearly 12 years in remission.
Hope this helps.
2007-12-05 12:50:23 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
leukemia is a type of cancer that begins in the blood cells. In people with leukemia the bone marrow produces abnormal white blood cells, which are for fighting infections. there are 4 different types of leukemia though, so there is no way to know exactly what kind you are talking about, but they are all similar, they just affect different age groups. nobody knows the exact cause either. and doctors seldomly are able to explain why one person gets it and another does not. but the cancer itself causes people's bones to ache and hurt because thats where the blood cells pass through and it detiriorates them. but fortunately we are gaining more and more technology everyday to fight diseases.
2007-12-02 13:15:46 · answer #4 · answered by whitney c 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hey. Well Leukemia is a type of Cancer. I dont know so much about it but I would suggest searching the web.
2007-12-02 13:08:20 · answer #5 · answered by Maddie 1 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Leukemia is the general term used to describe four different disease-types called:
Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML)
Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL)
Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML)
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)
The terms lymphocytic or lymphoblastic indicate that the cancerous change takes place in a type of marrow cell that forms lymphocytes. The terms myelogenous or myeloid indicate that the cell change takes place in a type of marrow cell that normally goes on to form red cells, some types of white cells, and platelets.
Acute lymphocytic leukemia and acute myelogenous leukemia are each composed of blast cells, known as lymphoblasts or myeloblasts. Acute leukemias progress rapidly without treatment.
Chronic leukemias have few or no blast cells. Chronic lymphocytic leukemia and chronic myelogenous leukemia usually progress slowly compared to acute leukemias.
PS...... all above me ARE wrong...........
2007-12-02 13:07:31 · answer #6 · answered by matiassilvio 2 · 1⤊ 3⤋
It's not blood cancer. It's a type of cancer of the bone marrow. The marrow makes too many white blood cells, which attack the red blood cells and other parts of the body.
2007-12-02 13:09:50 · answer #7 · answered by Nomadd 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
It's cancer that involves the blood. Somehow, cancer cells start attacking healthy cells for no reason at all. Some symptoms are:
Unexplained bruising
Chapped lips
Bleeding gums
Unexplained weight loss
Joint pain
Dizziness
Fever like symptoms
2007-12-02 13:10:20 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
Leukemia is a cancer of the blood or bone marrow.
2007-12-02 13:08:32 · answer #9 · answered by Samii 4 · 0⤊ 4⤋
Cancer.
2007-12-02 13:06:39 · answer #10 · answered by TheRaver 2 · 0⤊ 4⤋