Leukemia 101
Posted on March 13, 2008 - Filed Under Leukemia Lymphoma Cancer | Leave a Comment
Luekemia is a cancer (malignant disease) of the blood or ‘bone marrow’, (soft tissue found in the hollow interior of the bone.) It is characterized by the uncontrolled accretion of blood cells, usually white blood cells. The word Luekemia means “white blood”, which was derived by luekemia patients’ high white blood count. An excessive amount of cells can interfere with other cells which causes a very harmful imbalance of blood count. There are four different categories of luekemia:
* Acute Lymphocytic Luekemia (ALL): This type of Luekemia is a rapidly progressing disease that is the most common type of Luekemia for… Continue reading
Read More..>>I Bet They Play Whiffle Ball Now In Heaven
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After the death of my grandfather, a few years passed and I began to hear about a friend of mine who was having quite a health challenge.
Juan Chesson was probably the nicest guy you would ever meet. He was a year older than me. I was in several classes with his younger brother, Harold. Their father was a teacher and coached high school football and baseball. Consequently, Juan participated in sports and grew up playing whiffle ball, basketball and football with his brother and friends in their backyard. When he got older, Juan played high school football and baseball. Of… Continue reading
Read More..>>How Strong Are You?
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As children many of us thought strength was only measured in physical terms; how many pounds you could lift, how big your muscles were, how successful you were in an arm wrestling match. As we grew older we came to realize that strength was also mental; how to resist peer pressure, how to stay home and study for that exam even though all your friends are out partying. For many of us, our physical strength gets tested more often than the mental so we can’t categorically answer, How strong are you?
How many of us would be able to go… Continue reading
Read More..>>Leukemia - Blood Cancer
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My wife was suffering from Acute Leukemia. She died on 23rd Jan 2008. Her disease was diagnosed very late when she was in the 3rd stage. When I came to know about the fact, I did intense search on the internet and gained knowledge about the Leukemia. Had I known those facts earlier, her life could have been saved. I have collected some information and I am uploading it on blog so that it can help some one.What is leukemia? In simple words it is, “Too many white blood cells in the body”. Blood contains three types of cells
RBC -… Continue reading
Read More..>>Understanding Burkitt’s Lymphoma
Posted on March 10, 2008 - Filed Under Leukemia Lymphoma Cancer | Leave a Comment
Burkitt抯 lymphoma is a rare kind of non-Hodgkin抯 lymphoma (NHL) that originates in the B-lymphocytes, a particular type of cells in the immune system that produce antibodies. The disease was described for the first time in 1956 by Denis Parsons-Burkitt, a surgeon who was working in central Africa.
Burkitt抯 lymphoma is an aggressive type of NHL that mainly occurs in children. There are primarily two distinct types of Burkitt抯 lymphoma, and these are the sporadic type and the endemic type. Endemic Burkitt抯 lymphoma is limited to equatorial Africa that has a very high incidence of this disease. The striking characteristics of… Continue reading
Read More..>>What is Leukemia?
Posted on March 9, 2008 - Filed Under Leukemia Lymphoma Cancer | Leave a Comment
Today, one of the most dangerous and incurable condition seems to be cancer. It has no actual cure for mostly of the tissues it affects, especially when it reaches vital organs such as heart, lungs or blood. The blood tissue form of cancer is known as Leukemia and it represents a real life threat as it affects the blood circulation meant to supply the whole body with vital nutriments.
Blood is the connection tissue for all of the body抯 organs and tissue as it carries oxygen and other important elements for the cell life. This is the reason why leukemia is… Continue reading
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