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Leukemia
Mrs. Peterson's 2nd hour flashcards
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Where does the term "leukemia" come from, and what does it mean? | Greek, and meaning "white blood". |
| What is the definition? | A childhood blood cancer that affects the blood-producing tissues. |
| How does this disease affect society? (diagnosis) | 16 out of every 100,000 children and teens in the U.S. are diagnosed with this cancer. |
| How does this disease affect society? (death) | 3 out of every 100,000 died from the disease. |
| How does this disease affect society? (accounts for) | 1/3 of all cancers in children under 15 and 1/4 of cancer patients under 20. |
| Who "gets" Leukemia? | children and teenagers, males and females |
| What part of the body does it affect? | Bone Marrow |
| What are the symptoms and how is it detected? | Decrease in receiving oxygen, pale, fatigue, bruising, and bleeding. |
| What are treatment options? | 1. Chemotherapy 2. Radiation 3. Bone Marrow Transplant |
| What is chemotherapy? | Induction- several months patient is given large doses of strong drug to kill cancer cells Consolidation- therapy make sure stay in remission Prophylactic therapy- prevent re-occurrence Maintenance therapy- make sure cancer does not return=several years |
| What are side effects of chemotherapy? | hair loss, nausea, vomiting, mouth sores |
| What is radiation? | High energy particles or waves, x-rays, gamma rays, alpha/beta particles to destroy cancer cells |
| What are the side effects of radiation? | weak immune system because also kills some healthy cells |
| What is a Bone Marrow Transplant? (BMT) | surgery where patient unhealthy bone marrow is replaced with normal marrow. |
| what are the side effects of BMT? | anaemia(weak). risk of bleeding . sore mouth. difficulty eating and drinking |
| Who is your support group? | family, friends, others with the disease, doctors, therapists |
| why did I choose this disease? | I want to be a pediatric-oncologist and this is the most common childhood cancer so I'm just trying to learn more and prepare myself. |
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