Acute lymphoblastic leukemia

He is tired, running fever, and has no appetite. The parents decide to take the child to the doctor. They think it’s the flu, but it is actually much worse than that. The parents have just found out that their little child has pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Instantly the question “Will my child die?” fills their minds. The parents can hardly speak because they are filled with shock. Then they began to wonder how they are going to pay for all of the expenses that come with treating the…

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), a cancer of the blood that is common in young children is currently incurable and has a high relapse rate amongst children (between the ages of 1-15 years), specifically boys. To elaborate, this disease is the cancer of white blood cells (WBCs) in which the body (depending on the type of ALL) over produces an abundance of immature lymphocytes in the bone marrow altering the immune system (i.e. the immune system becomes susceptible to infections, improper…

Cancer is a big issue in America, it is the second leading cause of death. It affects many different ranges of people whether it is there age, race, and ethnicity. “Pediatric acute lymphocytic leukemia incidence rates out of 1,000,000 for ages 0-19 in 2006-2010 for sex and race/ethnicity; 38.4 for boys, 30.2 for girls, 34.2 for non-hispanic white, 18.3 for non-hispanic black, 44.9 for hispanic, and 28.7 for asian american/pacific islander” (American Cancer Society, 2014). Pediatric oncology is…

immediately scheduled to have an appointment at Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital the subsequent morning to test if I had cancer. My physical seemed completely normal, my even fever went away, and, nevertheless, my biopsy came back saying I had Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. The words hung in the air as we attempted to comprehend them, but no connection was made;…

through my mind like milk pouring out of a jug. Some people think it’s just that I don’t memorize nor study, but they don’t know what I went through. My hero knew what I was going through and tried to help in many ways. I was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia at eight months of age. The chemotherapy that cured my cancer resulted my learning development to be significantly behind my peers. Some of the areas delayed by the treatment included: comprehension, expression, and sound…

will never forget. My dad had been sick with what we thought was just an average cold that just would not go away. After several tests, the doctors knew something was very wrong with his blood. On April 7, 2015, my dad was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia after having a bone marrow biopsy just days before. When he got his diagnosis, my mom was in the middle of getting her master’s degree. With my dad being sick and in the hospital most of the time and my mom being gone during the…

to treat ALL, Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia, by injecting it as a chemotherapy drug. Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia is a type of bone marrow and blood cancer, which occurs commonly in an individual's childhood, but may possibly occur in adults as well. ALL (Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia) occurs when abnormal cells grow out of control, most likely an increase of immature white blood cells. These white blood cells are called lymphocytes, and the Leukemia acts on this. Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia occurs…

Cassandra is a 17 year old female diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma. She presents to an oncology office in Connecticut with her parents to discuss possible new treatment options and for a routine follow-up visit. Her cancer is so aggressive that your team informs her that she must continue in her chemotherapy. Cassandra’s parents are very understanding and want to continue forth in treatment using chemotherapy. The risk and benefits have been explained to the family. Opportunities for…

Acute lymphocytic leukemia What is acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL)? An acute lymphocytic leukemia is also known as acute lymphoblastic leukemia or if you wanting to know a short way to say this cancer well it's also known as ALL. ALL is a type of cancer that affects the blood and bone marrow. The bone marrow makes white blood cells which are WBC, red blood cells are RBC, and platelets. The white blood cells or the WBC helps it fight against the infection. The RBC carries out oxygen…

Cystic Fibrosis The first childhood disease that I choose to discuss in my Flex Assignment is Cystic Fibrosis, or commonly known as CF for short. CF is and abnormality in the movement of sodium chloride in the body, which causes thick and sticky mucus to build up in the lungs and digestive system. Symptoms of CF are coughing, continuous lung infections, inability to gain weight, and constant fatigue. Later on in development, a big sign would be slow growth. CF is cause by a gene passing from…