Knowing Leukemia for Our Health
Leukemia is a blood and bone marrow disease that occur because of genetic predisposition to cancer. Leukemia affects cellular processes of maturation, leading to accumulation of immature blood cells in bone marrow and bloodstream. In some cases, causing leukemia cells do not proliferate in full, while in other cases of abnormal blood cells have a long life period and are in different places in the body. Incomplete blood cells can not replace normal blood cells, because cells are unable to carry out their role in the organism’s body system.
Based on the cell growth, leukemia is classified into two types, namely acute leukemia and chronic leukemia. And when based on the types of stem cells that are attacked by interference, it can be classified as lymphocytic and myelogenous.
Acute leukemia is different than chronic leukemia. In acute leukemia, stem cells are able to achieve levels of development of their culture (stem cells that anomaly still managed to breed well and some of these cells resembled mature cells or complete as white blood cells). Acute leukemia is a form of cancer that is growing very rapidly. It can be seen from the excess population of young blood cells that can not fulfill the function of normal blood cells. In acute leukemia, marrow is unable to produce normal red blood cells, white blood cells and trombosit in sufficient quantities. Leukemia patient will usually have anemia or deficiency of red blood cells to normal. Reduced number of white blood cells can reduce the body’s ability to fight infection, while facilitating platelet deficiency bleeding and inflammation.
In chronic leukemia, blood cells tend to grow more slowly than acute leukemia. In chronic leukemia, the body is still able to produce blood cells that are more mature than that produced in acute leukemia. Although these cells seem incomplete, they can not fulfill their role in the organism in the body. These cells also have more time to survive.
Forms of chronic lymphocytic leukemia affects the type of blood cell called B lymphocytes. These diseases interfere with normal activities of the spinal cord, weakens the immune system, and facilitate access to harmful cell organs. Chronic lymphocytic leukemia first occurred at the level of bone marrow and can quickly spread to various organs and tissues through the bloodstream. Occurrence of chronic lymphocytic leukemia can be detected by blood tests and examination of the body orgab carefully. Although it seems that some people may not have symptoms of the disease, but in fact this disease have symptoms such as poor concentration, memory loss, fatigue, damage to eyesight and hearing, poor balance, vertigos, joint and bone pain and body weakness. Just as the form of acute leukemia, chronic leukemia requires special care and treatment immediately. Possible to get completely cured if we address it immediately.