Leukemia

Types

100

The different types of Leukemia

What are ALL, AML, CLL and CML

200

This type of leukemia is most common in children but can affect adults

What is ALL?

300

Are men or women most likely to get leukemia?

What are men? Men are more likely to work in chemical plants and be exposed to harmful chemicals that cause leukemia

400

Type of cancer that affects B cells and is sometimes treated with "watch and wait" until symptomatic

What is CLL?

500

Leukemia that can be treated with Gleevec

What is ALL?

What is CML?

ALL

100

Full name for ALL

What is acute lymphoblastic leukemia?

200

Typical group affected by ALL

What are children and young adults?

300

The percentage of ALL that have chromosomal changes in leukemic cells

What is 60-80%?

400

True or False: Clinical manifestations of ALL are weight loss, fever, night sweats, fatigue, loss of appetite

What is true?

500

This is the first phase of ALL treatment; includes intense chemotherapy

What is induction phase?

AML

100

Full name of AML

What is acute myelogenous leukemia?

200

Typical group affected by AML

What are adults

300

One of the tests to diagnosis AML?

What is bone marrow biopsy? What is CBC testing? What is Cytogenic study? What is CT scan? 

400

The percentage of overall survival rate in AML

what is 26% at five years?

500

what is the only curative treatment?

What is bone marrow transplant?

CLL

100

Full name of CLL

What is chronic lymphoblastic leukemia

200

Typical group affected by CLL

What are older adults (over the age of 65)

300

most valuable test when diagnosing CLL

What is peripheral blood flow cytometry

400

True or false: CLL is considered curable

What is false? CLL is incurable, treatment is usually about quality of life, not cure.

500

True or false: Early stages of CLL are treated.

What is false? intermediate and late stages are treated with: Chemotherapy, targeted drug therapy, immuno therapy, bone marrow transplant

CML

100

Full name of CML

What is chronic myelogenous leukemia?

200

Typical group affected by CML

What are adults

300

chromsome found to diagnosis CML

What is philadelphia chromosome?

400

The second phase of CML where the patient begins to feel unwell is called

What is the acceleration phase?

500

What is the nursing focus during the blast crisis phase of CML?

What is comfort measures, hospice, family support?