Curiosity Project
Cancer
Do You Ever Have These Symptoms?
People may experience:
Pain areas: in the bones or joints
Whole body: chills, dizziness, fatigue, fever, night sweats, weakness, or sweating
Gastrointestinal: blood in stool, diarrhea, or nausea
Skin: rashes or red spots
Also common: bleeding, easy bruising, frequent infections, headache, mouth ulcer, nosebleed, pallor, shortness of breath, swelling, swollen lymph nodes, or unintentional weight loss
Leukemia!
You may have Leukemia, but don't worry there are many treatments. Lukemia is treated by treatment includes chemotherapy that's sometimes followed by radiation and stem-cell transplant. Treatment is highly variable. For slow-growing leukemias, treatment may include monitoring. For aggressive leukemias, treatment includes chemotherapy that's sometimes followed by radiation and stem-cell transplant.
Leukemia Body Fuctions
BloodCells
Blood cells are produced bone marrow is found in the soft, spongy center of the long bones of the arms and legs. These bones make the three major types of blood cells. White blood cells fight infection. Red blood cells carry oxygen. Platelets make the blood clot and stop bleeding.
Leukemia Body Fuctions
What exactly IS cancer?
'Miracle' genetic therapy saves baby with leukemia - BBC News