Leukemia in Indian children
In India, every year nearly 25,000 children are diagnosed with this leukemia.
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Leukemia is the cancer of blood-forming cells in the bone marrow (the soft tissue inside most bones).
It is a condition where there is an overproduction of white blood cells that are a part of the immune system of the body, which defends the body against intruding germs and infections.
Leukemia begins in the immature or still developing cells of the bone marrow, found in the central cavities of bones. The bone marrow produces all forms of blood cells, such as:
Thus, the bone marrow provides the body each day with a constant supply of fresh, healthy cells. In a patient suffering from leukemia, the white blood cells do not mature normally, and instead keep growing in number and interfere with the production of other blood cells.They are also unable to defend the body against any form of infection the way normal white blood cells do.
There are four main types of leukemia. This disease is classified based on its speed of progression and the type of cells involved. Depending on how fast it progresses there are two types of leukemia:
Depending on the type of cells involved there are two types of leukemia:
People who are prone to leukemia include:
Although the exact cause of leukemia has still not been identified, some factors which put people at a higher risk of leukemia are:
The symptoms of leukemia include:
Poor blood clotting: Immature white blood cells disturb the production of blood platelets, which are crucial for blood clotting. The patient thus heals very slowly and also bruises and bleeds easily.
Weak immune system: In leukemia since the white blood cells do not function normally they are not able to protect the body against infections.
Anemia: Due to the poor production of healthy red blood cells, the patient may suffer from anemia.
A few other common leukemia symptoms include:
An oncologist can diagnose leukemia after a routine blood test. He will first ask about your medical history and perform a physical test to check for swollen lymph nodes. He may then also suggest a few other tests such as:
Some additional tests include:
The common complications of leukemia are:
Your doctor determines the leukemia treatment options based on the severity of your condition, age, overall health, the type of leukemia you have, and to which parts of your body it has spread. The most common treatments for leukemia include:
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I can understand your concern.
Acute leukemia is a condition when WBCs are over and above 50000 and in your case its well over a lakh.
But this is not the only test. Further more tests will be required like as suggested in the report itself named immunophenotyping.
Acute leukemia needs further classification to know the exact type and based on that it can be treated.
Im not going to say if it can be cured or not because its a incomplete diagnosis.
Vydehi is a good hospital and you need not worry. Whatever best treatment is there , they will do.
Best regards.
Dr. Anil kumar jain.
Bangalore.