Cancer is a topic that pops up a lot within our closely knit society. This disorder affects many lives and many are worried about how it will it affect theirs. Sadly, not many know the effects the different types can have, especially with acute myeloid leukemia. But through the process of cancer awareness projects, such as charity events or Pre-AP Biology essays, we can become better at detecting, ending, and preventing the the many subsets of the disorder known as cancer. Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a cancer of the bone marrow and blood cells. This can cause rapid production of irregular myeloblasts (immature white blood cells) and sometimes the stem cell of myeloblasts (myeloids) which can become peculiar red blood cells or platelets.
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The most common being chemotherapy, where chemicals are injected into the body to kill off the hazardous cells, but this comes with some issues. It kills both the cells that are and are not needed, which can cause an even greater fatigue and risk of infection in addition to hair loss. Another option is a stem cell transplant, this transplant helps in the production of functioning blood cells that will help the body greatly and will allow the patient to withstand more chemotherapy. This treatment can cause cataracts, aseptic necrosis (bone damage, where the bones dies from little blood supply), damage to the thyroid gland, even (if it is an allogeneic transplant) chronic graft-versus-host disease. Both have been proven to be effective against AML. But what can be done to prevent this from happening? Well, there really is no prevention techniques that have been proven. AML affects many areas of the body, through the rapid production of the abnormal cells. Like most cancers it is very deadly and must be treated immediately. Through the word of mouth and advances in technology, we have improved greatly at treating different cancers. All that must be done to end this horrid disease is be aware, aware of the symptoms and possible causes of the disorder known as
The most common being chemotherapy, where chemicals are injected into the body to kill off the hazardous cells, but this comes with some issues. It kills both the cells that are and are not needed, which can cause an even greater fatigue and risk of infection in addition to hair loss. Another option is a stem cell transplant, this transplant helps in the production of functioning blood cells that will help the body greatly and will allow the patient to withstand more chemotherapy. This treatment can cause cataracts, aseptic necrosis (bone damage, where the bones dies from little blood supply), damage to the thyroid gland, even (if it is an allogeneic transplant) chronic graft-versus-host disease. Both have been proven to be effective against AML. But what can be done to prevent this from happening? Well, there really is no prevention techniques that have been proven. AML affects many areas of the body, through the rapid production of the abnormal cells. Like most cancers it is very deadly and must be treated immediately. Through the word of mouth and advances in technology, we have improved greatly at treating different cancers. All that must be done to end this horrid disease is be aware, aware of the symptoms and possible causes of the disorder known as