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18Mar/101

Four questions about Leukemia…?

How does Leukemia develop?
What are the symptoms of Leukemia?
What treatments are available? And what are their side effects?
How does one know when Leukemia is at a state in which it is fatal?

18Mar/1018

What gifts can I give a child who has leukemia and is in the hopital?

My friend's 3 year old child was just diagnosed with Leukemia and is in the hospital undergoing kemotherapy. The parents are both sleeping at the hospital every night and will be there for the next several nights. I'm not sure how sterile things need to be in order for her to play with them and i don't know what the parents need. Does anyone have some suggestions for me?

18Mar/103

LEUKEMIA QUESTIONS?! 10 points to who has the best answers!?

1. can leukemia be prevented?
2. what are the risk factors for leukemia?
3. what are the symptoms of leukemia?
4. how is leukemia detected and diagnosed?
5. how is leukemia treated?
6. what are some side effects of the treatment?
7. What is the survival rate for leukemia patients?
8. who gets leukemia; number of newly diagnosed cases each year? percent of various groups of people getting it? number/percent of deaths? percent of leukemia cases/deaths vs. all cancers
AND ANY IMPORTANT FACTS? thanks so much!=) i really appreciate it! i would research it myself i just would like to know but i dont have much time! 10 points to best and most accurate!

18Mar/102

Does anyone know if there’s a high rate of children with leukemia in Chicopee, Massachussets?

17Mar/106

leukemia- i have a question, i cant tell if a girl is faking it…?

Okay, so i recently found out my best friend has leukemia and i found out from my boyfriend. shes only told about 4 people, and yet her brother and sisters who are very close with her dont know. wouldnt you tell family/close ones?

everyday she complains about it and says how shes not taking pills for it because "its not worth it", and then she says excuses about how shes weakening after one night of not taking "these pills". shes had it for 6 months. i cannot tell if this is a joke or not.

she almost seems like shes saying this just to keep friends or to make people feel bad for her, and the fact she just said she has "acute lymphotic luekema" when its actually "acute lymphocytic leukemia".

also, she knows nothing about it after 6 months. wouldnt you think after 6 months youd know all about it and the doctors would tell you what you had? she says shes going to go to research soon...

do i sound like a bad friend or do i sound right?
can anyone tell me about leukemia?/symptoms?

17Mar/101

Has anyone tried the (LTCI) approved treatment aid* for cats infected with Feline Leukemia Virus and or (FIV)?

http://www.imulan.com/felv-fiv-treatment.html

17Mar/103

Im worried about my sister possibly having leukemia.

My sister is 36 years old and hasnt been feeling well for a while now but they have just been mild things like feeling really weak and tired and she has been having some digesting problems along with other small things but here recently, her hair has been falling out and its getting worse everyday. Its falling out completley from the root. She doesnt even have to touch it and it falls out. She went to the doctor and they took some test but I dont know if they tested for cancer or not and didint want to ask her that because I dont want to scare her but Im really worried that it may be leukemia. Can Leukemia make your hair fall out before you start recieving treatments if that is what it could be? I have no idea what could be wrong with her and Im really worried. Please help

17Mar/103

If you have leukemia as a child, can you pass it on to your children?

17Mar/101

Is Leukemia in cats caused by FLV?

I just found out that my oldest cat (he's 11) that he may have Leukemia. I took him to the vet the other day because he was having diarrhea. He had blood drawn, and one of his test came back fine but his blood count came back iffy, the doctor said that it looked like Leukemia. But, she also said that when a cat is depressed sometimes tests can give false readings. (We moved recently and the kitty hasn't taken to it so well, hides and such.) He still has an appetite, his bathroom habits are the same, the diarrhea has stopped. But, now I've noticed his leg is quite swollen, which worries me. If it is Leukemia, my question is this, is Leukemia only caused by the Feline Leukemia Virus or can cancer just develop? I have another cat, who was tested as a kitten and she didn't have it. And as far as I can remember my oldest was tested as well and he was fine. They're both indoor cats.

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17Mar/104

help my Grandmother has been diagnosed with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia?

She is over sixty years old what is the tretments and the recovery rates for an elerdly person.How long does it take to spresd if she does not take the treatments?any links or info will be helpful.

17Mar/103

what do you call the early stages of leukemia?

and how or what are the possible causes of it!
i need a quick and sure answer!

17Mar/107

My wife is a leukemia patient and is it safe for her to have sex with me?

She has not started any chemoteraphy or any treatment yet,just diagnosed with the disease.will i be in anyway hurt her?What should i do or should not do?
for your info, its a two way requests.She is not bedridden or very weak as you see other cancer patients but she is still as lively as before.Not that i am afraid of it being contagious or what but I just don't know how to react when she wants it.Get what I mean? Don't simply judge if you don't know!

16Mar/103

at least how long does your hair grow a month from the hair pills I’m donating my hair to children w/ leukemia

i have thick thick hair and alot of it i probaly have enough hair for two kids
my hair with out the pills still grow half an inch but if i took the pill how much longer will it grow

16Mar/105

What do you actually die of when you have leukemia?

I know its cancer, but what actually causes death in the end?

16Mar/102

How dangerous is leukemia?

I knew someone that had leukemia and she had bruises all over her body. But is that a sign or an affect from radiation treatments?
I'm a teenager and I want to know what the most common(if any) cancer in "younger people" is. How dangerous that cancer(and leukemia) is. And what the symptoms are(and symptoms of leukemia too). Please help me! I need answers ASAP.

16Mar/102

What can cause a False Positive read on Leukemia test for kitten?????

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