Leukemia

Leukemia

The prevention and treatment of leukemia -- cancer of the blood or bone marrow. The disease is characterized by an abnormal increase of immature white blood cells.

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clotting factors

Health care; Leukemia

Chemical constituents of the blood, which in response to blood vessel injury, interact in sequence to result in a clot.

Chemicals or structures present either on the surface of or within cells or in the serum. They may aid physicians in determining when treatment (and which type of treatment) is needed by identifying ...

plasmacytoma

Health care; Leukemia

A localized tumor of malignant plasma cells, either in a bone or in the other tissues of the body. If there is only one such area of bone involved it is called solitary plasmacytoma. An area outside ...

percutaneously inserted central venous catheter

Health care; Leukemia

A long, thin flexible tube that is used to administer medications, antibiotics, fluids and nutrition for an extended period of time; it can also be used to obtain blood samples. Prior to insertion of ...

lymphoblast

Health care; Leukemia

A lymphocyte that has gotten larger after being stimulated by an antigen. Lymphoblasts look like immature lymphocytes, and were once thought to be precursor cells.

albumin

Health care; Leukemia

A major protein in the blood that plays a role in fighting infections and building or repairing muscle tissue. The normal range for albumin is 3.5 to 5.5 g/dL (grams per deciliter). The optimal level ...

chronic leukemia

Health care; Leukemia

A malignant disease of the bone marrow and blood that progresses slowly and permits greater numbers of more mature, functional cells to be made. There are two major types of chronic leukemia: Chronic ...