What it is?
Who can get it/symptoms?
How you get it?
Types
Treatments
100
Over time, leukemia cells can crowd out the normal blood cells.
True
100
True or False: If leukemia runs in the family you have a higher risk of getting it?
True
100
Can leukemia be caught by being in contact with someone who has it?
No
100
True or False Chronic Leukemia gets worse slower
True
100
True or False a biological therapy is a type of medication that blocks the growth of cancer cells by interfering with specific targeted molecules needed for tumor growth, rather than interfering with all rapidly dividing cells
False a targeted therapy
200
The bone marrow starts to make a lot of abnormal _______ cells.
whiteblood
200
What age is most cases of leukemia found?
65
200
Leukemia is a mutation in a persons_______.
DNA
200
Lymphocytic affects the ______ blood cells lymphocytes.
white
200
The Stem cell Transplant is a medical procedure usually used for certain cancers in the ____ or _____.
bones, blood
300
Leukemia is a type of ______ cancer that begins in the ______ marrow.
blood, bone
300
True or False: Most leukemia occurs in children?
Over half of leukemia is found in adults.
300
One of the risk factors is being exposed to a certain chemical at work. What is this chemical?
benzene
300
What is the most common type of leukemia?
Acute
300
Which treatment uses a chemical substance to treat the disease?
Chemotherapy
400
What happens when the bone marrow starts to make a lot of white blood cells?
They don't do the work of normal white blood cells, they grow faster than normal cells, and they don't stop growing when they should.
400
What type of leukemia is common in kids?
Acute leukemia
400
Leukemia appears to be caused by both ________and_________ factors.
genetic, enviromental
400
What white blood cells does Myelogenous affect?
myelocytes
400
What is radiation therapy?
Radiation Therapy, also known as Radiotherapy, uses carefully targeted doses of high-energy radiation to kill cancer cells.
500
What is bone marrow?
Bone marrow is the soft tissue in the center of the bones where blood cells are produced
500
Name 5 symptoms?
Fever and night sweats. Headaches. Bruising or bleeding easily. Bone or joint pain. A swollen or painful belly from an enlarged spleen. Swollen lymph nodes in the armpit, neck, or groin. Getting a lot of infections. Feeling very tired or weak. Losing weight and not feeling hungry.
500
Name at least 3 risk factors for getting leukemia?
being exposed to large amounts of radiation, exposed to certain chemicals at work, such as benzene, had some types of chemotherapy to treat another cancer, have Down syndrome or some other genetic problems, and Smoke.
500
Name the four types of leukemia?
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia, or ALL Acute myelogenous leukemia, or AML. Chronic lymphocytic leukemia, or CLL. Chronic myelogenous leukemia, or CML.
500
What are the six treatments?
watchful waiting, chemotherapy, targeted therapy, biological therapy, radiation therapy, and stem cell transplant
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