| As we all know, leukemia is the form of | | | | of 40. |
| cancer that affects the bone marrow of | | | | |
| people. The bone marrow is the spongy | | | | We all know that the bone marrow is the one |
| substance that we all have on the insides of | | | | responsible of producing the red, white and |
| our bones, this being responsible for the | | | | platelets cells. But few of us know that in |
| production of the white and red cells and of | | | | fact the bone marrow produces stem cells that |
| course the platelets. When leukemia appears | | | | later one, depending on the message received |
| in people the white blood cells start | | | | from the brain, develop into the normal cells |
| dividing in an abnormal way and out of | | | | that we have in our blood. Also we see a |
| control. Their numbers get very high and thus | | | | minor division in the type of white blood |
| start crowding the other normal cells in the | | | | cells. This way we see that there are |
| blood. Being the fact that they are not yet | | | | granulocytes, monocytes, B-lymphocytes and T- |
| mature, the white cells that are so many now | | | | lymphocytes. The granulocytes white cells |
| in the blood stream, can not perform the | | | | fight bacteria by actually surrounding them |
| proper functions that the other normal | | | | and eating them; the case is monocytes is |
| healthy cells would have. Problems start | | | | that they fight germs, but it's not the case |
| poring down now on the patient. Organs stop | | | | as in granulocytes. The B-lymphocytes attach |
| receiving the right amount of nutrients and | | | | antibodies on germs and by this they trigger |
| oxygen, the body becomes in danger of | | | | a mass response from other WBC that also |
| suffering because of the attacks of the | | | | attach antibodies to the germs, this way |
| diseases and viruses and of course blood | | | | distroying them. The T-lymphocytes act more |
| doesn't clot as it should have done when a | | | | like a little look out cells telling the WBC |
| cut occurs and the blood enters into contact | | | | when they have found an intruder or a germ |
| with the air. | | | | and directing them to fight it. |
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| In children, the most common type of leukemia | | | | Because the large number of white blood cells |
| found is acute lymphocytic leukemia. Less | | | | crowd out the other cells, the normal |
| common in the cases of children is the | | | | functions of the body stop working normally |
| appearance of acute myeloid leukemia. Some 5 | | | | leading to certain signs like anemia and of |
| % of childhood leukemia form a distinct | | | | course fatigue. The bruising also appears |
| chronic type of the disorder. If the children | | | | more easily in children patients of leukemia, |
| under 2 develop the disease than it is clear | | | | not to mention the fact that if a cut occurs |
| that they have juvenile myelomonocytic | | | | a lot of bleeding is done till the blood |
| leukemia. In general children suffer only | | | | actually clots. Infection is a serious |
| from acute types of leukemia, the chronic | | | | problem for patients with any kind of |
| ones affecting grown ups mostly after the age | | | | leukemia. |