Leukemia is one of the most common types of cancer. It is a disease of the blood which, like very other cancer, is virtually incurable. Leukemia requires constant medication as well as a strictly reserve lifestyle. The cancer causes a certain kind of paleness to the person inflicted with the disease and also slowly but [...]
As expected from the budding stem cell research facilities worldwide, new insight into the ways which cells function and react to environmental stimuli is giving more surprising results such as in the case of Acute Myeloid Leukemia, a highly progressive form of leukemia that defies most of the common treatments used for diseases of the [...]
Trimming down on fat is an effective way of ensuring the success of bone marrow transplant according to researchers. It was found that fat accumulates in the bone marrow and inhibits their blood generating capabilities by a huge degree. Lessened blood production ability results in a higher failure rate of marrow transplants due to the [...]
A drug used to treat multiple sclerosis, Mitoxantrone an immunosuppressant has been found to heighten the risks of contracting leukemia as a side effect. The drug has been approved by the FDA and the side-effect is due to new research onto the interaction of the drug and the body’s response to it. High dosage of [...]
Military personnel and people who work with radioactive compounds each and every day accept the fact that leukemia, often a risk of their jobs. New research in the use and administration of biphosphates to counteract the effects of radiation induced leukemia is proving promising to help reduce job related-risks for such people. People who work [...]
Researchers have recently discovered that a drug used to treat drug addiction, methadone has a very desirable effect on leukemia cells, killing them while not affecting the normal ones. This comes as a surprise for not only does it kill leukemia cells, it has also shown effectivity against forms of the disease that have previously [...]
People who live in areas where drilling for natural gas is underway should be aware that the current practice of the drilling industry releases dangerous levels of the cancerous chemical benzene into the water table. Benzene is a colorless, sweet smelling and highly toxic. Considered to be the highest cause of leukemia and some forms [...]
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Leukemia has various treatment and stages. One of it is a combination of chemotherapy and radiation and medications are called induction. It is the process of abnormal cells to stop being made in the bone marrow and May last approximately one month and [...]
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The term leukemia refers to cancers of the white blood cells, which are also referred to as leukocytes or WBCs. When a child has leukemia, large numbers of abnormal white blood cells are produced in the bone marrow. These abnormal white cells crowd the bone marrow and flood the bloodstream, but they cannot [...]
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