Leukemia-an erosion of white cells

The blood cancer called leukemia, begins in the bone marrow and the lymph system, the two organs that make blood.In leukemia,these two organs produce abnormal and immature white blood cells,which are called leukocytes.

At some people the two organs produce a lot of leukocytes that make the blood to have a whitish tinge.In that case the production of normal cells and the ability to fight infection decreases.

When the leukemic cells accumulate the production of oxygen-carrying red blood cells,blood-clotting cells and normal leukocytes lessen,which make the ability to fight infection lower.If this is not treated the leukemic cells can destroy the bone marrow,can enter in the bloodstream,and than can invade other parts of the body like the lymph nodes,spleen,liver,the brain and the spinal cord.

Four types of leukemia exist:acute,chronic,lymphocytic and myelogenous.There is a difference between acute and chronic leukemia because the acute leukemia progress very rapidly and the chronic leukemia progress slowly.The acute leukemia is frequently met at the children.

The leukemia has many symptoms but there are not the same to everyone.These are the symptoms:weakness or chronic fatigue,fever of unknown origin,weight loss that is not due to dieting or exercise,frequent bacterial or viral infections,headaches,skin rash,nonspecific bone pain,easy bruising,bleeding from gums or nose,blood in urine or stools,enlarged lymph nodes or spleen and abdominal fullness. Read more