Leukemia – A type of Blood Cancer


Leukemia – A type of Blood Cancer

Leukemia is a type of cancer found in blood and bone marrow and is caused by the rapid production of abnormal white blood cells. These abnormal white blood cells are not able to fight infection and impair the ability of the bone marrow to produce red blood cells and platelets. Leukemia can be acute or chronic; lymphocytic or myelogenous. There are four broad classifications of leukemia:
Acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL)
Acute myelogenous leukemia (AML)
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)
Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML)


Patient may present with Fever, chills, night sweats , flu-like symptoms,Weakness , fatigue ,Swollen or bleeding gums ,Headaches,Enlarged liver and spleen,Swollen tonsils, Bone pain, Paleness, Pinhead-size red spots on the skin, Weight loss etc. If any of these symptoms appears, the person should consult a doctor and should be evaluated properly .various blood tests are available like- CBC,PBF, Flow cytometric marker studies, Bone marrow aspiration and biopsy.

How is leukemia treated?
Doctors can treat leukemia in different ways. Sometimes, doctors treat leukemia right away other times, if the leukemia is slow-growing and not causing symptoms, doctors might watch it closely until treatment is needed. The right treatment for patient will depend on the type of leukemia, where it has spreaded , age of patient, and other comorbidities. Treatment for leukemia can include chemotherapy, immunotherapy, radiation therapy and bone marrow transplant etc.

Dr Upendra Sharma
Senior Consultant
Department of Haemato Oncology 

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