2. Cancer
A diseases where abnormal cells divide
without control and are able to invade
other tissues.
Cancer isn’t just one specific disease ,
its over 100 different types of diseases
3. What is Leukemia? Types?
Leukemia is a cancer of the blood cells ;
cancer starts in the tissue that forms blood
There are different types of leukemia such as:
Acute lymphocytic leukemia: a quick
progressing cancer of blood where many
immature lymphocytes aren’t fully complete
Acute myelocytic
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia:
Chronic myelocytic leukemia :a slow
progressing cancer of blood in which too many
white cells are made in bone marrow
4. What occurs during Leukemia?
Effects?
A transplant occurs
The cause is unknown
The effects that occur during leukemia
are:
Infections, anemia, easy bruising, weight
loss, night sweats, and unexplainable
fevers ,headaches, vomiting ,confusion
, loss of muscle control ,
weak,swelling,and pain in bones
5.
6. Bone marrow
Doctors must get bone marrow from the
patient
Bone marrow: soft material in the center of
bones
Makes abnormal white blood cells; abnormal
cells are leukemia cells
Leukemia blood cells don’t die when they
should, which is bad because then the body
doesn’t need them
The extra cells may form a tumor
The cells crowd out the red cells , white cells,
and the platelets
7. Physical exams
Spinal tap
Cytogenetics
Chest x-ray
Blood tests
Biopsy
Bone marrow aspiration
Bone marrow biopsy
10. Causes
Smoking
Benzene
Chemotherapy
Down syndrome
Myelocytic syndrome
Certain blood disorders
Human T-cell leukemia virus type
Family history
11. Who is Susceptible?
Both men, women, and children are all
susceptible to various types of cancers;
age doesn’t matter
It’s said that patients with Parkinson's
disease are more susceptible to cancer
tumors because of research as well as
deaths of 2.2 million people since 1904
comparing people with Parkinson's
disease and those with different cancer
types
12. Average diagnosed people
Throughout the world many people have
been diagnosed with different cancer
types from 2003-2007
In the year 2011, there have been over
1,596,670 people with cancer
Also the death rates are getting higher,
the number was over 571,950 people
13. Diagnostics
Diagnostics are thorough; history and
physical examination along with diagnostic
testing
When the condition of a person has
changed the testing is needed to be rerun
or repeated
Things necessary/tests for the diagnostics:
Imaging, lab tests, tumor markers, tumor
biopsy, endoscopic examination, surgery,
and genetic testing
By the way, testing isn’t 100% correct