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2. The deadly disease- Luke eee mia Leukemia

3. What is leukemia? • Leukemia is a cancer of blood making cells. It is derived from the Greek work ‘leukos’, which means white and ‘aima’, which means blood. • Leukemia causes a large number of white blood cells to be made. These are not usual white blood cells but damaged ones. They crowd the bone marrow so the bone marrow can no longer produce enough red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets.

4. LEUKEMIC CELL IN THE BONE MARROW NORMAL CELL IN THE BONE MARROW

7. SYMPTOMS • There are many symptoms for leukemia. One of them is poor blood clotting. • Anemia. It is the deficiency of red blood cells and haemoglobin which results pallor and dyspnea. Pallor is a pale colour of skin and dyspnea is the shortness of breath. • Affects the patient’s immune system.

9. Types of leukemia Acute lymphocytic leukemia Chronic lymphocytic leukemia Acute myeloid leukemia Chronic myeloid leukemia

10. Causes Chemicals Genetic factors Radiation

11. Treatment • Chemotherapy

12. Radiotherapy

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