SYCHOTECH

  Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) Acute myeloid leukemia is a life-threatening disease, in which cells that become neutrophils, basophils, eosinophils, and monocytes become cancerous and rapidly replace normal cells in the bone marrow. Affected people are tired or pale, are prone to developing infections and fever, and easily bruise and bleed. Diagnosis requires blood tests and a bone marrow test. Treatment consists of chemotherapy to achieve remission, plus additional chemotherapy to prevent relapse, and sometimes stem cell transplantation Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is the most common type of leukemia in adults, although it can appear at any age. It is sometimes caused by chemotherapy or radiation therapy given to treat another type of cancer. In acute myeloid leukemia (AML), immature leukemic cells build up rapidly in the bone marrow, destroying and replacing those that make normal blood cells. Leukemic cells are released into the bloodstream and transported to other organs, where...

 Content overview ⦁ Symptoms ⦁ Causes and risk factors ⦁ Treatment ⦁ Outcomes and prevention Acute lymphoblastic leukemia is a malignant cancer of the blood. It is the most common cancer in childhood .It is also known as ALL, acute lymphocytic leukemia or B-Cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. ALL account for 80 percent of childhood leukemias. It is the only leukemia that is more common in children under 5 than in adults. It often affects children aged 2 to 3 years.In the United States (USA), there are about 6,500 new ALL cases a year, or 1.7 for every 100,000 people.The American Cancer Society estimates that in 2017, it will see 5,970 new ALL diagnoses and 1,440 deaths from ALL. Symptoms Acute lymphocytic leukemia is the most common cancer in childhood. The symptoms of EVERYTHING usually start slowly, and then the weight escalates, because the number of explosive cells in the blood increases. In people with ALL, the blood and bone marrow have a large number of early white bl...