Biological Therapy Depending on the substance used, the side effects for this treatment is deifferent for every patient. Rashes may develop, or swelling where the biological therapy is injected may develop. Radiation Therapy The result of this treatment is tiredness, so sufficient rest and regular physical activity is advised. The treated area becomes red, dry [...]
Blood clotting is essential for the body’s healing. Wounds, cuts and bruises will not heal without platelets. Also called thrombocytes, it seals off damaged blood vessels to avoid blood loss. Low levels of platelets causes excessive bleeding or hemorrhage. Platelets are actually not true cells. These develop from a leukocyte called megakaryocytes. While red and [...]
Monocytes are lymphoid cells that move through the walls of blood vessels and consume foreign substances. Monocytes move to tissues when it detects an inflammation, and initiates immune system response. Lymphocytes produce antibodies that fight harmful microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses, fungi and protista. Lymphocytes have different types that work together to recognize harmful microorganisms, [...]
The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society also encourages the general public to support cancer advocacy by being part of its advocacy program and giving donations to fund research and patient treatments. Volunteers also lobby in Congress to urge legislators to come up with policies that will help improve services to patients and give them the right [...]
The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society is a voluntary health organization which aims to fund blood cancer research, education, and patient services. Its mission statement is: Cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families”. Their website provides information about how to cope with the disease from [...]
The most common type of leukemia that occurs in infants is Acute Lymphoid Leukemia or ALL. It is a disease of the bone marrow, where the diseased blood cells take the place of normal bone marrow. Eighty percent of children with leukemia have ALL. Common symptoms are persistent fevers, frequent infections, weakness, joint and bone [...]
Also known as hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), bone marrow transplant is actually the transfer of stem cells from the bone marrow of a healthy donor to a sick patient, usually one who has multiple myeloma and leukemia, who may no longer benefit from radiation and chemotherapy. Although it is also experimentally being done for [...]