First signs that occur in the development of acute forms of leukemia are bruises and bleeding caused by the decline in the number of platelets, fatigue and sheets due to anemia caused by a lack of red blood cells, the recurring infections and let healing due to abnormal number and function of white blood cells. However, these symptoms are not specific to the condition of leukemia and to detect a specific need other tests such as analysis of blood and bone marrow.
A link between
leukemia and benzene exposure or high doses of radiation, however, can be
fixed. The main goal of treatment of leukemia is to destroy all existing
abnormal cells in the blood and bone marrow. Forms of acute leukemia, after five
years of remission after treatment, the patient may be qualified as cure and
rarely the condition persists.
The survival rate
is different depending on age, the kind of leukemia and previous health status.
The rate is 58% in the case of acute lymphocytic leukemia, in the chronic form,
it reaches 71%, in acute myeloid leukemia the rate is 14% and the chronic form
32% survival at five years.
At present there
are approximately 144,000 patients suffering from Leukemia in the United States.
Survival in children with acute Lymphocytic Leukemia is 81% if detected at an
early stage. Rate is for children with acute myeloid leukemia 43%.
In 2001 on 12500
males are known to have died of leukemia and a lower number of 9500 women to
the United States.
The estimated number of deaths of lymphoid Chronicles occur again is 4600 and
acute Lymphocytic forms 1400. Acute Myeloid Leukemia needs 7200 deaths and
chronic myeloid leukemia at 2300 dead. Other types of leukemia is responsible
for some 600 cases of death.
Represents the
leading cause of death for people under 40 and women under 20 leukemia. The
rate of mortality in males of leukemia is 25% higher than in women. The
percentage of deaths among children has declined over the past 30 years, but
the rate remains high.