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Symptoms Symptoms

A person with leukemia will start to A person with leukemia will start to feel weak, lose weight and feel feel weak, lose weight and feel nauseous . People with leukemia nauseous . People with leukemia also bleed easily and have anemia, also bleed easily and have anemia, which means they have a low which means they have a low number of red blood cells.number of red blood cells.

What is LeukemiaWhat is Leukemia ? ?

It is a type of cancer of the blood or It is a type of cancer of the blood or bone that is characterized by an bone that is characterized by an abnormal increase of white blood abnormal increase of white blood cells. cells.

It is one of the most common It is one of the most common childhood cancers. childhood cancers.

Types of Leukemia Types of Leukemia

There are two types of Leukemia .There are two types of Leukemia . Acute Leukemia, which is a cancer Acute Leukemia, which is a cancer

that grows and developes rapidly .that grows and developes rapidly . Chronic Leukemia, which is a cancer Chronic Leukemia, which is a cancer

that develops slowly. that develops slowly.

Treatments Treatments

There are three main treatments for Leukemia. There are three main treatments for Leukemia. Chemotherapy : putting cancer -killing Chemotherapy : putting cancer -killing

drugs into the fluid around the brain and drugs into the fluid around the brain and spiral chord spiral chord

Radiation: using high-energy rays to shrink Radiation: using high-energy rays to shrink tumors and keep cancer cells from growing tumors and keep cancer cells from growing

Bone marrow transplant : when healthy Bone marrow transplant : when healthy bone marrow is introduced into the bone bone marrow is introduced into the bone