Handling and Treatment of Leukemia
Leukemia (blood cancer) is a type of cancer that attacks white blood cells that is produced by the bone marrow. Bone marrow produces three types of blood cells including white blood cell (functioning as immune against infection), red blood cell (functioning to bring oxygen throughout the body) and platelets (small part of blood cells that help blood clotting process). Leukemia generally appear on a person since childhood, the bone marrow – without obvious cause – has been known to produce abnormal white blood cells.
Normally, the white blood cells will be re-produce when the body needs it or there is no place for the blood cell itself. The human body will give signs / signals on a regular basis when will the blood cell re-produce. The handling of leukemia usually starts from the symptoms that may arise, such as anemia, bleeding and infection.
Broadly speaking, the handling and treatment of leukemia can be done by a single method or a combination of several methods like: Chemotherapy / intrathecal medications, Radiation Therapy, this method is rarely used, Bone marrow transplantation, provision of drugs and injections, the transfusion of red blood cells or platelet.
A therapy system that is often used in dealing with patients with leukemia is a combination of Chemotherapy (chemo) and the provision of drugs that focuses on the dismissal of the production of abnormal white blood cells in the bone marrow. Next is the handling of some symptoms and signs that have been revealed by the patient’s body with a comprehensive monitoring.