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Causes
Symptoms
Treatments
Prevention/Success Rate
Misc.
100
What is Leukemia?
Abnormal production of white blood cells
100
What are the pain areas?
bones or joints
100
What type of therapy uses chemicals to kill leukemia cells?
Chemotherapy
100
What are ways to prevent some types of Leukemia?
Avoiding smoking and tobacco use
100
Cancer isn't what?
Transmitable
200
What helps in causing Leukemia?
Combination of genetics and environmental factors.
200
What are common symptoms?
mouth ulcer, nosebleed, red spots on skin, shortness of breath, and swollen lymph nodes
200
What type of treatment uses x-rays to damage leukemia cells and stop their growth?
Radiation
200
How many years is the survival rate for sixty-nine percent of adults and kids with ALL?
5 years
200
Required
Lab testing and imaging is what? (required or not required)
300
What type of Leukemia doesn't increase with age?
Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL)
300
What symptoms affect the whole body?
dizziness, fatigue, fever, loss of appetite, or weakness
300
What type of treatment replaces diseased bone marrow with healthy bone marrow?
Stem Cell Transplant
300
What percentage of adults with leukemia have a ten year survival rate?
46.2%
300
When did treatment options come about?
19th century
400
What may play a role in development?
Genetic abnormalities Ex: Down syndrome
400
What is are Rapid Growing Leukemia symptoms?
fatigue, weight loss, frequent urination, and easy bleeding or bruising
400
What type of therapy uses drugs that attack specific vulnerabilities within your cancer cells?
Targeted Therapy
400
What is prevention of Leukemia?
Avoiding high doses or radiation and certain types of chemotherapy used to treat other types of cancer.
400
How often in the Unites States is somebody diagnosed with a type of blood cancer?
Every four minutes
500
What gender is more likely to get Leukemia?
Men
500
What type of symptoms do slow-growing types have?
none
500
What is a treatment that uses treatments that help your immune system recognize and attack leukemia cells?
Biological Therapy
500
The outlook of what type of leukemia has improved greatly over the past twenty years?
ALL
500
What are the white blood cells called?
Leukocytes