Leukemia

them is leukemia, which is when blood-forming organs, such as bone marrow, produce increased numbers of abnormal and immature white blood cells (leukocytes). There are four main types of Leukemia: Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), Acute myeloid leukemia (AML), Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). These different types of cancers affect patients differently and are treated differently as well. The chronic leukemias progress slowly compared to acute leukemias…

results for them, however there was a couple of bad results, one little boy and four other children were diagnosed with leukemia which was the result or side effect of the treatment that they received (Vaughn, 260). The first question that was asked was if it was morally permissible for these researchers to use gene therapy even though they knew that some children might get leukemia after treatment (Vaughn, 260)? Yes, it was permissible every treatment or cure that researchers come up with…

cure for Leukemia and every other cancer. Imagine you are in a hospital all day hooked up to tubes trying to get rid of your cancer. Having to take chemotherapy, which gives you a nasty taste. But it’s either that or death. While paying hundreds of thousands of dollars for chemotherapy to get rid of your cancer, which you never wanted in the first place.…

Blood cancer is the number two largest killer in American’s, second to heart disease. Leukemia and Lymphoma are both blood cancers. Leukemia affects the bone marrow, and other body organs that produce blood. Lymphoma affects the lymph nodes, which carry nutrients between tissues and the blood stream. But, thanks to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society more people are getting medical attention, treatments, support, and the education they require to improve their health. After you learn about how this…

Tons of people die of Blood Cancer/Leukemia each year. Some survive but most don’t. You will find that some people are immune to it but others not. Doctors and scientists have not found an immediate remedy. Blood Cancer is cancer in the blood or bone marrow (which produces blood cells). A person that suffers from leukemia suffers from an unusual production of blood cells usually white blood cells. Although your white blood cells account for only about 1 percent of your blood, their impact is…

diagnose at a young age with acute promyelocytic leukemia. Acute promyelocytic is define as cancer of the white blood cells. (Google) Her sister Anna Fitzgerald was conceived by means of in vitro fertilization. In vitro fertilization (IVF) is a complex series of procedures used to treat fertility or genetic problems and assist with the conception of a child. During IVF, mature eggs are collected (retrieved) from your…

Everyone has a reason why they chose the career they did. I like to think my reasoning is special, sad but special. Some people decided it because they just like the job, but I had a life changing experience that decided it for me. I decided in fifth grade that I wanted to help people when I grow up and that has been my plan ever since. The exact careers I have picked has changed, but they all had to do with helping people. There are always things that happen in our lives that impact us greatly…

of pediatric cancer”, discusses the causes and risks, signs and symptoms, details of the different forms of cancer, as well as some nursing implications in regards to pediatric cancer. Childhood cancers usually involve the hematopoietic system (leukemia), brain, and other parts of the nervous system, soft tissues, kidneys (Wilms tumor), and bone (Porth, 2015). There are many risk factors relating to the environment, genetics, and/or microbes. When it comes to the environment, radiation seems to…

one showed promise for CLL and scientists are working on testing it for ALL as well. It shows lots of promise for the future. Dawson (2012) found that “In primary human MLL-translocated leukemia cells, BET [bromodomain and extraterminal proteins] inhibition dramatically reduced the clonogenic capacity of the leukemia stem-cell compartment, suggesting that disease eradication may be possible” (pg 655). Bromodomain and extraterminal proteins are a family of proteins that influence gene…

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…