LEUKEMIA

By: Kennedy Nevles & Stacy Studer

WHAT IS CANCER?

Cancer is a group of more than 100 diseases.

Abnormal cell in a part of the body that grows out

of control.

Mutation in DNA.

CANCER OF BLOOD CELLS

Cancer of blood cells. • Acute lymphocytic leukemia • Chronic lymphocytic leukemia • Acute myelocytic leukemia • Chronic myelocytic leukemiaStarts in the cancer that forms blood Bone marrow makes abnormal white blood

cellsEarly in chronic leukemia the leukemia cells

can still do some of the work of normal white blood cells

LEUKEMIA

Mutations that can trigger leukemia including, the

activation of oncogenes and the detection of tumor

suppressing genes.

This disrupts the regulation of cell death,

differential, or division.

It an occur spontaneously.

CAUSES

No known cause

Increase in risk with exposure to radiation, benzene,

and smoking• 20% of adult myeloid leukemia cases are linked to

smoking.

PREVENTION

No Prevention!

SYMPTOMS

Swollen Lymph nodes that usually don’t hurt

Fevers or night sweats

Frequent infection

Feeling weak or tired

Bleeding and bruising easily

Weight loss for no reason

DIAGNOSIS

Repeated complete blood counts

Bone marrow examination

Personal and family medical history.

Bone marrow aspiration

Bone marrow biopsy

TREATMENT

Chemotherapy• Blood chemistry tests can detect degrees

of liver and kidney damage X-RayMRIUltrasoundPharmaceutical medicationMulti-drug chemotherapy regimen

INDIVIDUAL CONDUCTING CURRENT RESEARCH

Pamela S Becker ,MD, PHD

• Dr. Becker is a hematology oncologist who treats people with

blood disorders, leukemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma, and

myelodysplastic syndrome.

• How she became what she is…

• At the age of 16 Becker attended a biochemistry summer

program put on by the national Science Foundation. The year

she graduated from high school she volunteered at a local

hospital and worked in the chemistry lab

CURRENT RESEARCH

New biological therapies

New anticancer drugs, doses, and treatment

schedules

Combination of drugs, biological therapy, radiation

therapy, and stem cell transplantation.

More genetic research

MORE CURRENT RESEARCH!!

Supportive Care?

•Clinical trial are underway to find better ways of

reducing symptoms and side effects of current

leukemia treatments in order to improve patients

comfort and quality of life.

SCHOLARSHIP AND COMMUNICATION

What do the 4 types of leukemia get there names

from?

•Each main type of leukemia is named according to

the type of cell that’s affected (a myeloid cell or a

lymphoid cell) and whether the disease begins in

mature or immature cells.

SOURCES

"Leukemia Cure, Causes, Diagnosis, Symptoms,

Types and Treatment on MedicineNet.com."

MedicineNet. Web. 16 Nov. 2011.

<http://www.medicinenet.com/leukemia/article.htm>

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Http://www.idph.state.il.us/cancer/factsheets/leuke

mia.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leukemia

http://leukemia.emedtv.com/leukemia/leukemia-

research.html