Chronic Lymphatic Leukemia

Overview Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is slow or "chronic" blood and bone marrow cancer. CLL is the second most common form of leukemia in adults and is one of four major types of leukemia. Specific risk factors such as age, race, sex, family history of blood and myeloma, exposure to chemicals, etc. are identified. Most people diagnosed with CLL are white men over the age of 60. The incidence increases with age, and it increases significantly after 60 years of age. Herbicides, pesticides and oranges used in the Vietnam War have been shown to increase the risk of developing CLL.

Leukemia: There are basically four main types of leukemia. These are acute myeloid leukemia, acute lymphocytic leukemia, chronic myeloid leukemia and chronic lymphocytic leukemia. This type is usually formed in the bone marrow or tissue that is part of blood cells and is called blood cancer.

Leukemia is an extended term that refers to a large group of malignant diseases of the bone marrow and lymphatic system. Leukemia means infinite proliferation of immature leukocytes in blood-producing tissues. Two types of leukemia are known in children: acute lymphocytic leukemia and acute myelogenous leukemia. Pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common cancer in childhood. Peak age of this disease is 2 to 5 years old. The three main consequences of this disease include infection, fever, bleeding. The most common symptoms of childhood leukemia are fever, pallor, fatigue, anorexia, bleeding, bone and joint pain. One of the challenges in nursing is to take care of a child with cancer (Wong, 2015)

Chronic leukemia There are many types of chronic leukemia. Some produce too many cells, and some produce too few cells. Chronic leukemia contains more mature blood cells. These blood cells replicate or accumulate more slowly and can function for a while. Some forms of chronic leukemia do not initially develop any initial symptoms and may not be noticed or diagnosed over the years.

Symptoms of leukemia vary with the type of leukemia. Common signs and symptoms of leukemia are as follows.

Leukemia is classified according to the rate at which the disease develops (acute or chronic) and the type of blood cell affected (lymphocytes or bone marrow cells). The four major types of leukemia include acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), acute myelogenous leukemia (AML), and chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML). Leukemia is a malignant tumor of blood cells (cancer). In leukemia, abnormal blood cells are produced in bone marrow. Usually, leukemia involves the production of abnormal white blood cells - this is the cell that is responsible for fighting the infection. However, abnormal cells in leukemia can not function in the same way as normal white blood cells. Leukemia cells continue to grow and divide, eventually pushing out normal blood cells. As a result, the body fights infection, suppresses bleeding and makes it difficult to deliver oxygen.