ल्युकेमिया (रक्ताचा कर्करोग): ल्युकेमिया हा पांढऱ्या रक्तपेशींचा कर्करोग आहे. मुलांमधील ALL ८० टक्क्यांहून अधिक बरा होतो आणि CML गोळ्यांनी अनेक वर्षे नियंत्रणात राहतो.
ल्यूकेमिया: ल्यूकेमिया सफेद रक्त कोशिकाओं का कैंसर है। बच्चों में ALL 80% से अधिक ठीक हो जाता है और CML गोलियों से कई वर्षों तक नियंत्रित रहता है।
Leukaemia is a cancer of white blood cells, starting in the bone marrow.
- Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) – the commonest childhood cancer; more than 80% of children are cured with treatment
- Acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) – mostly adults; needs urgent intensive treatment
- Acute promyelocytic leukaemia (APL) – a medical emergency, but highly curable with ATRA and arsenic trioxide
- Chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) – controlled for many years with daily tablets (imatinib and others)
- Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) – older adults; many need only monitoring, others targeted tablets
Warning signs
Fever and infections, weakness and paleness, bleeding or bruising, bone pain in children, enlarged glands, liver or spleen, very high or very low white cell counts.
Diagnosis
Blood count and smear, bone marrow aspiration and biopsy, flow cytometry, cytogenetics and molecular testing (BCR-ABL, FLT3, NPM1 and others).
Treatment
Chemotherapy protocols, targeted tablets, intrathecal chemotherapy, transfusion support, close monitoring of response (MRD), and transplant consultation for high-risk disease.