Leukemia- Its type, symptoms and treatments

Leukemia is a type cancer of the white blood cells, which begin in the bone marrow. In this article we will discuss the types, symptoms treatments and other related topics. This information refers to four types of leukemia; acute lymphocytic leukemia, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, acute myeloid leukemia and chronic myeloid leukemia.

Leukemia’s are grouped in two ways: the type of white blood cell affected lymphoid or myeloid; and how quickly the disease develops and gets worse acute leukemia appears suddenly and grows quickly while chronic leukemia appears gradually and develops slowly over months to years.

Symptoms of leukemia are not very prominent in many people. These Symptoms tend to be mild at first and worsen slowly.

The main symptoms include: tiredness and or anemia the person may have pale complexion, weakness and feel breathlessness, the person may have repeated infections like mouth sores, sore throat, fevers, sweats, and coughing, frequent passing of urine with irritation, infected cuts and scratches, and boils also increased bruising and bleeding.

Some of the other symptoms that are not so common are:  having bone pain, the gums seem to be tender and swollen, the skin develops rashes, and more headaches are visible. Even vision becomes weak, vomiting, enlarged lymph glands, enlarged spleen that may cause pain or discomfort, chest pains.

An initial blood test will show if blast cells are present. A bone marrow biopsy, chest x-ray and lumbar puncture are done to confirm diagnosis and the type of leukemia the cause of acute leukemia is not known, but factors that put some people at higher risk are: exposure to intense radiation. Most people diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia have an abnormal   called the Philadelphia chromosome. It has also been linked to exposure to high levels of radiation.

Treatment depends on the type of cancer. Acute develop quickly and need to be treated urgently, typically within 24 hours of diagnosis. Common treatment options are: Acute lymphoblastic leukemia chemotherapy peripheral blood stem cell and bone marrow transplantation, radiotherapy to the head acute myeloid leukemia, chemotherapy, peripheral blood stem cell and bone marrow transplantation. Chronic lymphoblastic watchful waiting radiation therapy chemotherapy with stem cell transplant is being tested in clinical trials, surgery which includes removal of the spleen, monoclonal antibody and therapy. Chronic myeloid leukemia tyrosine kinase inhibitory therapy chemotherapy biologic therapy high dose chemotherapy with stem cell transplant donor lymphocyte infusion surgery which is removal of spleen.

If a person is suffering from such kind of cancer and if he or she requires immediate treatment, then along with other therapies patient can also use  Immunotherapy. As it will help him

Be Hopeful- Combat Cancer with Cancer Healer

Cancer can be treated by surgery, Chemotherapy, radiation therapy and Immunotherapy. But most of these treatments have a negative effect on normal cells. Though surgery is one of the safest methods of cancer treatment but due to rapid spread of cancer cells the treatment can sometimes be ineffective. 
On the other hand Immunotherapy also known as Biologic therapy is a new type of cancer treatment that enhances the body’s immune system to fight against cancer. It can be done either by;

a)   Training the immune system to recognize the cancer cell and destroy it

b)   Or by recruiting the immune system to destroy the tumour cells by using antibodies

There are several types of immunotherapy including:

a)   Monoclonal antibodies which are based on the working principle of human immune system (produce antibodies when the body is infected by external bodies like bacteria, fungi etc). It is artificially prepared and inserted in the body intravenously (through the veins). They target the specific proteins on the surface of cancer cells by recognizing the harmful cells which are sometimes neglected by the immune system and thereby helping the immune system recognize and destroy the cancer cells. Also they help block the cancer growth factor receptors (receptors that help in the growth of the cells).

b)   Non-specific immunotherapy are usually given simultaneously with other cancer treatments like Chemotherapy. It can be done by either using laboratory prepared Interferons which slows down the growth or by using Interleukins which destroys the cells.

c)   Cancer vaccines expose the immune system with a protein that triggers the immune system to recognize and destroy the cancer causing cells. It can be done either by using Preventive vaccines which are given to prevent a person from the viruses like Human papillomavirus that prevent cervical Cancer. Or by Treatment vaccine which trains the immune system to fight against the cancer.

Few of the major advantages of using Immunotherapy is that that;

1. There is no hair loss, pain, nausea, vomiting and loss of appetite which is experienced with Chemotherapy
2. Normal cells are not destroyed unlike Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy
3. Avoids conditions like Osteoradionecrosis (bone death)
4. Cheaper and affordable

Cancer Health Center is one of the places where Immunotherapy is used to treat Cancer by Dr. Tarang Krishna. At Cancer Healer Center more than 3200 patients have been treated till date by using the Immunotherapy. At the Center cancer is treated by using Cancer Healer medicines which are operative as well as cost effective. As told by Nikolai Lenin “The most important thing in illness is never to lose heart”. This is a place which aims to a future with a long and healthy life, not living in the shadows of Cancer but light.