Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
Disease information
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
Chronic
linfocítica
leukemia
.
It is
a
cancer
of slow
development
of the organs of formation of the blood that produces
a
specific
type of white globules (lymphocyte)
Commonest in greater men of 60 years.
It is not
common
in smaller
children
of 10 years.
It is diagnosed normally through the routine analyses of blood.
Causes.
According to the accepted theory more at the moment,
a
white cell of the blood becomes cancerous, being multiplied without brake.
All the leucemic cells (10, 000. 000, 000 at the moment of the diagnosis) come from her.
This one becomes cancerous by
multiple
alterations in its genes, little characterized.
Signs and symptoms.
The following symptoms appear gradually:
Fatigue and general weakness.
Anemia
of slight to
moderate
.
Firm and engrandecidos lymphatic nodules.
Loss of inexplicable
weight
.
Susceptibility to the
infection
.
Nodules in the skin (sometimes)
In
a
later phase:
Incapacity of resistance to the
infections
by fungi, virus or
bacteria
.
Incapacitante weakness.
Factors of risk.
Greater adults of 50 years.
The exhibition to cancerigenic agents (although usually they cause other cancers) physical (radiations) or chemistries.
The anticancerous treatments.
Prevention.
Specific
preventive measures do not exist.
Diagnosis and treatment.
The diagnosis tests include:
analysis of laboratory blood.
analysis of brain -
spinal
liquid
.
marrow analysis,
thorax
x - rayses.
TAC or escáner.
resonance (RMN)
ecografía.
vertebral
drainage.
General Measures.
The gravity of the
disease
can be determined by the enlargement of the
liver
and bazo, the
anemia
and the lack of plaquetas in the blood.
Sometimes, in the slight cases, one does not need to follow
a
treatment.
The treatment will include the administration to anticancerous the medication patient, followed of
a
therapy of
radiation
and sometimes of transfusions of blood and plaquetas.
In cases very counted, transplant of bony marrow after the elimination of all the sanguineous cells by means of total corporal irradiation (indicated and used therapy more in the Leucemias Acute)
The patient will have to protect
itself
of the dangerous exhibitions to
infections
and to stay remote of the people who suffer resfriados colds and.
The care of the mouth is important:
the mouth with
a
salt water solution often enjuáguese with the purpose of reducing to the risk of ulcers and buccal
infections
.
Medication.
Many people who suffer this
disorder
require very little treatment.
It is important that the treatment is customized and is followed regularly by its oncólogo
doctor
or.
Anticancerous medication, including the cortisone.
Medication to control the
drop
.
It does not take aspirins or any product that contain aspirin since the aspirin increases the possibility of bled as well as the úrico acid stone possibility in the
kidney
.
Complications.
Bled.
Serious
anemia
.
Infections
.
Drop
.
Prognosis.
This affection is considered incurable at the present time.
However, the symptoms can be alleviated or controlled and its remission (disappearance of the symptoms and the cancerous cells of the blood) per long periods can be reached.
This depends on the clinical phase at the moment of its presentation.
The scientific research of the causes and the treatment continue, so the hope of
a
more and more effective treatment even exists and its treatment.
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