Leukemia, or otherwise leukemia, is a disease of the hematopoietic tissue when tissues of a tumor sprout from them naturally occurring during the development of blood during bone marrow damage. Previously, the disease was called bleeding.
White blood cells are white blood cells that protect our body in a specific and non-specific way from the influence exerted by external and internal pathogenic agents. Forming in the tissues of the bone marrow, leukocytes are sent to the blood, but in the process of constant production they are not completely matured. Such white blood cells are called blasts. Due to their inferiority, they are not able to withstand viral and bacterial attacks. Blasts are found in bone marrow examinations.
Leukemia is a disease whose treatment is more aimed at stopping the development of blasts, and after their complete destruction - to eliminate the possibility of their getting into the bloodstream. The result of an unsuccessful fight in the course of this very difficult process, in the presence of at least one undetected or undetermined blast from the blood, will inevitably lead to the onset of a second disease.
For the prevention of leukemia, it is necessary to take a general blood anasis once a year and be interested in the leukoformula (the percentage of varieties and the total number of blood leukocytes). If the tests were preceded by a disease, it is necessary to postpone their delivery for a month, so that the results are objective, blood counts may vary.
Studies of bone marrow and blood make it possible to identify a diagnosis of leukemia. The causes of the occurrence of bleeding by science have not yet been elucidated; hypothetically, the manifestations of the disease are observed in people who are predisposed to it. Diseases of a viral or infectious nature, radiation, the effect of chemicals on the body - all these factors can lead to the state of the body called "leukemia". This disease is of two types: acute and chronic.
Acute leukemia
Signs of an acute illness: severe vomiting, nausea, general weakness of the body, pain in joints and bones, lack of appetite, body temperature above normal. During the period of the disease, an increase in internal organs occurs, increased bleeding occurs. Along the way, the course of any infectious disease is possible. The manifestation of the acute form of leukemia occurs suddenly. In case of ignoring the symptoms and refusing treatment on time, there is a risk of death of the patient.
Chronic leukemia
Signs of a chronic disease are also manifested in the form of a lack of appetite, weakness, and rapid fatigue. Persistent infectious diseases , bleeding, and enlargement of the spleen, lymph nodes and liver are also characteristic. Chronic leukemia is detected most often in the process of identifying other diseases. In this form, periods of exacerbation and remission can repeatedly succeed each other. With a timely diagnosis and treatment measures, it is possible to stop the disease leukemia. This chronic phenomenon can otherwise turn into a more dangerous form. White-skin disease of elderly people has practically no effect on their life expectancy.
The main research method for leukemia is bone marrow puncture. With its help, the diagnosis is confirmed and the type of leukemia is identified (possible options: morphological, immunophenotopic, cytogenetic).
In acute leukemia, a myelogram is performed (the number of all forms of cells is determined in the bone marrow), cytochemical studies (specific blast enzymes are detected).
Humanity hopes that in the near future, doctors will be able to determine why leukemia appears. The causes of the disease, clearly established, can give rise to the creation of new drugs, and a terrible diagnosis can no longer scare anyone.