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An abnormal rise in the number of white blood cells.
What is Leukemia
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acute or chronic.
Cases of leukemia are classified as _______
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infection fighting cells
White blood cells are the body's _________ cells?
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Leukemia
Imbalance of healthy and unhealthy cells is what causes the symptoms of what?
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Acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML)
What are two out of the four main types of leukemia in adults?
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children
it is often considered a diseas for who
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52,000
in 2014 how many people where diagnosed with leukemia in the United States
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oxygen, carbon dioxide
red blood cells carry ______ from the lungs to the rest of the body and return __________ back to the lungs as waste.
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Lymph nodes and spleen
certain types of WBCs are made in the _____ and ______
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A T cell is a type of white blood cell that directly helps body’s immune system fight infection.
What is a T cell?
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Bone Marrow
new blood cells are produced where?
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White Blood Cells
leukemia is further classified according to the type of ____________________ that get involved
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Platelets
Help's the body form blood clots to control bleeding.
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anemia.
a low red cell count is called ________.
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the myeloid cells turn into cells that fight bacterial infections.
what are myeloid cells?
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They interfere with vital organs
why are leukemia white blood cells unable to fight infection the way normal white blood cells do
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men than women
Leukemia effects more _____ than _____
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Plasma
blood contains fluid called
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when the blasts are unable to perform their normal function or fight infection.
what is one sign of leukemia
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leukemia
Types of _______ are named after the specific blood cell that becomes cancerous
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the Greek language. It means "White" and "Blood"
what does the term leukemia come from and what does it mean
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White blood cells
people with leukemia the body starts producing more ______ than it needs
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Blasts.
Bone marrow contains a small percentage of cells that are in development and are not yet mature. What are these cells called?
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how quickly the disease develops and what cells are effected.
what are the two factor leukemia is classified by
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T-PLL is an aggressive subtype of CLL. It is the most common mature T-cell leukemia in adults.
What is a T-cell prolymphocytic leukemia (T-PLL)?