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LEUKEMIA
By: Kennedy Nevles & Stacy Studer
WHAT IS CANCER?
Cancer is a group of more than 100 diseases.
Abnormal cell in a part of the body that grows out
of control.
Mutation in DNA.
CANCER OF BLOOD CELLS
Cancer of blood cells. • Acute lymphocytic leukemia • Chronic lymphocytic leukemia • Acute myelocytic leukemia • Chronic myelocytic leukemiaStarts in the cancer that forms blood Bone marrow makes abnormal white blood
cellsEarly in chronic leukemia the leukemia cells
can still do some of the work of normal white blood cells
LEUKEMIA
Mutations that can trigger leukemia including, the
activation of oncogenes and the detection of tumor
suppressing genes.
This disrupts the regulation of cell death,
differential, or division.
It an occur spontaneously.
CAUSES
No known cause
Increase in risk with exposure to radiation, benzene,
and smoking• 20% of adult myeloid leukemia cases are linked to
smoking.
PREVENTION
No Prevention!
SYMPTOMS
Swollen Lymph nodes that usually don’t hurt
Fevers or night sweats
Frequent infection
Feeling weak or tired
Bleeding and bruising easily
Weight loss for no reason
DIAGNOSIS
Repeated complete blood counts
Bone marrow examination
Personal and family medical history.
Bone marrow aspiration
Bone marrow biopsy
TREATMENT
Chemotherapy• Blood chemistry tests can detect degrees
of liver and kidney damage X-RayMRIUltrasoundPharmaceutical medicationMulti-drug chemotherapy regimen
INDIVIDUAL CONDUCTING CURRENT RESEARCH
Pamela S Becker ,MD, PHD
• Dr. Becker is a hematology oncologist who treats people with
blood disorders, leukemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma, and
myelodysplastic syndrome.
• How she became what she is…
• At the age of 16 Becker attended a biochemistry summer
program put on by the national Science Foundation. The year
she graduated from high school she volunteered at a local
hospital and worked in the chemistry lab
CURRENT RESEARCH
New biological therapies
New anticancer drugs, doses, and treatment
schedules
Combination of drugs, biological therapy, radiation
therapy, and stem cell transplantation.
More genetic research
MORE CURRENT RESEARCH!!
Supportive Care?
•Clinical trial are underway to find better ways of
reducing symptoms and side effects of current
leukemia treatments in order to improve patients
comfort and quality of life.
SCHOLARSHIP AND COMMUNICATION
What do the 4 types of leukemia get there names
from?
•Each main type of leukemia is named according to
the type of cell that’s affected (a myeloid cell or a
lymphoid cell) and whether the disease begins in
mature or immature cells.
SOURCES
"Leukemia Cure, Causes, Diagnosis, Symptoms,
Types and Treatment on MedicineNet.com."
MedicineNet. Web. 16 Nov. 2011.
<http://www.medicinenet.com/leukemia/article.htm>
.
Http://www.idph.state.il.us/cancer/factsheets/leuke
mia.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leukemia
http://leukemia.emedtv.com/leukemia/leukemia-
research.html
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