Chronic myelogenous leukemia

Rhabdomyosarcoma, also know as RMS, is a type of sarcoma in which cancer cells form a muscle tissue. There are three main types this disease has, Embryonal, Alveolar, and Anaplastic. There is also stage I, stage II, stage III, and stage IV. There are treatments for RMS but it's all depending on the area, type, and stage of the cancer, survival rates will also fall under that. As far as symptoms, it can be very difficult to find early stages, since RMS mostly diagnosed in children younger than 5…

Acute leukemia Did you know that there are “about 54,270 new cases of leukemia in the united states each year” according to (Nordquist). Only “about 24,450 people die from leukemia per year” according to (Nordquist). Leukemia is a blood marrow disease, there are certain symptoms for acute myeloid leukemia, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, treatment, and the stages. Acute myeloid leukemia, acute means that it spreads fast and myeloid is the types of cells it affects. Acute lymphoblastic leukemia,…

About a three months have gone by since Augustus Water’s prefuneral. He is ok. He is prepared to die but I am not. He is strong and I am going to make sure that he doesn’t let the cancer conquer him. He’s alive, and I am too. … Today I went with Gus to get check out by his doctor. I was really moved by what I heard. “The tumor in his chest in decreasing. Your medication is exterminating some of the cancer cells. I am going to keep prescribing…

compounds which had the positive effect on the reduction of the viability of leukemia cells. Introduction IC 50 stands for “half maximum inhibitory concentration” (2). IC 50 represents the concentration of the compounds that required for 50% of cell death. The IC 50 assay is used to determine the potency of the drugs which used as treatment of cancers (1). In the previous experiments, 20,000 cells/mL was the optimal number of leukemia cells, which was the concentration of cells given the…

Everyone knows somebody with it, someone who's beaten it, or somebody who's died from it. If you haven't figured out what's being talked about alright, it's cancer. Cancer is something present in everyday life, even the dinosaurs had cancer way back in the mesozoic era. Cancer has been around since the beginning of time, approximately 65 million years ago. With all the advancements of medical science made in the 21st century it presents a valid question, why haven't scientists discovered a cure…

type of cancer known as leukemia. The condition is diagnosed by several tests that include blood tests which shows the levels of the white blood cells, red blood cells and the platelet count, and finally a bone marrow biopsy is done to confirm the diagnosis. This condition was once considered incurable, but now with the proper treatment, it is curable and many live a normal healthy life afterwards The condition aplastic anemia has similar symptoms to the type of cancer leukemia. Symptoms…

Great-Grandpa Schaefer passed away from Leukemia. As each day passed from that Christmas, my interest in Leukemia has grown. I wonder what the causes and symptoms are for Leukemia and if there are any cures or different types of it. I also wonder what are the major effects of Leukemia. There are two different main types of Leukemia: Acute and Chronic. Acute Leukemia is a type of cancer that may affect red and white blood cells and these cells are more immature than chronic. The blood cells…

Leukemia is a cancer of white blood cells and the bone marrow. Leukemia can be classified as acute or chronic depending on the rate of growth. There are four types of leukemia: Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), Acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL), and Acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Treatment options are determined by the type of leukemia and the individual. Common treatment options include chemotherapy, radiation therapy and surgery. Immunotherapy, vaccine therapy,…

deadly conundrums is Hairy Cell Leukemia, otherwise called HCL. Quickly, numerous individuals are determined to have Hairy-cell Leukemia and endure its toll. Lately, patients who have been determined to have Hairy cell leukemia have the capacity to carry on a more important and sound life through the medicines that are accessible. In 1958, cancer specialist Dr. Bertha Bouroncle was the first to distinguish a dangerous malady now known as bristly cell leukemia. Leukemia is a cancer of the…

Chemotherapy: Cancers Poison Treatment If a doctor walked up to you and said: I am going to treat what is making you sick with “poison” you would think they are crazy! Chemotherapy, a treatment for cancer, is a poison called nitrogen mustard (mustard gas) used during World War II. Paul Ehrlich the father of chemotherapy found that people exposed to the gas had lower White Blood Cell counts than people exposed to the poison (Tharu, 2014, paras. 3). This was the birth of chemotherapy as a therapy…