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الأسئلة المجابة 37599 | نسبة الرضا 97.7%
Treatment of leukemia:
First of all, leukemia defined as a cancer of the blood cells, which also includes the bone marrow and the lymphatic system, and it occurs in all ages, children, adults and the elderly as well. Treatment varies according to the type, CML that occurs in adults can be treated by Imatinib and the response is usually good when it is early detected, CLL which occurs in the elderly and is treated by chemotherapy and radiotherapy and stem cell transplantation and it's prognosis is not good. In cases of acute leukemia, such as ALL, which often occurs in children, the prognosis can be good if it's early detected and can be treated by chemothrapy, radiotherapy and stem cell transplantation.
How is leukemia diagnosed?
Leukemia is diagnosed through a medical examination and knowledge of your medical history, a complete blood test to detect blood cells and their number, a blood sample examination under a microscope to detect the shape of cancer cells, in addition to taking a sample from the bone marrow, and the spread of cancer can be determined by doing CT scan of the chest, abdomen and pelvis.
What are the symptoms of leukemia?
Leukemia causes a variety of symptoms, including:
Recommendation:
It's recommended to follow up with a hematologist.
First of all, leukemia defined as a cancer of the blood cells, which also includes the bone marrow and the lymphatic system, and it occurs in all ages, children, adults and the elderly as well. Treatment varies according to the type, CML that occurs in adults can be treated by Imatinib and the response is usually good when it is early detected, CLL which occurs in the elderly and is treated by chemotherapy and radiotherapy and stem cell transplantation and it's prognosis is not good. In cases of acute leukemia, such as ALL, which often occurs in children, the prognosis can be good if it's early detected and can be treated by chemothrapy, radiotherapy and stem cell transplantation.
How is leukemia diagnosed?
Leukemia is diagnosed through a medical examination and knowledge of your medical history, a complete blood test to detect blood cells and their number, a blood sample examination under a microscope to detect the shape of cancer cells, in addition to taking a sample from the bone marrow, and the spread of cancer can be determined by doing CT scan of the chest, abdomen and pelvis.
What are the symptoms of leukemia?
Leukemia causes a variety of symptoms, including:
- Feeling tired and weak
- Fever and frequent infection
- Loss of appetite and weight
- swollen lymph nodes
- Enlarged spleen and liver
- bleeding
- bone pain
Recommendation:
It's recommended to follow up with a hematologist.
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