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Childhood Leukemia

What is leukemia?

Leukemia is a term for cancers of the blood cells. Leukemia starts in blood-forming tissues such as the bone marrow. Your bone marrow makes the cells which will develop into white blood cells, red blood cells, and platelets. Each type of cell has a different job:

  • White blood cells help your body fight infection
  • Red blood cells deliver oxygen from your lungs to your tissues and organs
  • Platelets help form clots to stop bleeding

When you have leukemia, your bone marrow makes large numbers of abnormal cells. This problem most often happens with white blood cells. These abnormal cells build up in your bone marrow and blood. They crowd out the healthy blood cells and make it hard for your cells and blood to do their work.

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  1. Childhood Leukemia (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... worse quickly if they are not treated. Most childhood leukemias are acute: Acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL), which is ... are certain factors that raise the risk of childhood leukemia. Who is at risk for leukemia in children? ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/childhoodleukemia.html - Health Topics
  2. Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) 
    ... Accessed March 6, 2023. National Cancer Institute website. Childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia treatment (PDQ) - health professional version. www.cancer.gov/ ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000541.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Signs and Symptoms of Childhood Leukemia (American Cancer Society)  
    Childhood leukemia may cause certain signs and symptoms. Learn what to watch for here.
    https://www.cancer.org/.../signs-and-symptoms.html - External Health Links
  4. What Is Childhood Leukemia? (American Cancer Society)  
    Childhood leukemia is a type of cancer that starts in the blood-forming cells of the bone marrow. Learn more about childhood leukemia here.
    https://www.cancer.org/.../about/what-is-childhood-leukemia.html - External Health Links
  5. Prognostic Factors in Childhood Leukemia (ALL or AML) (American Cancer Society)  
    ... called prognostic factors. Learn about prognostic factors in childhood leukemia here.
    https://www.cancer.org/.../prognostic-factors.html - External Health Links
  6. Key Statistics for Childhood Leukemia (American Cancer Society)  
    ... Cancer Society's most recent estimates and statistics for childhood leukemia in the United States are located here.
    https://www.cancer.org/.../about/key-statistics.html - External Health Links
  7. Tests for Childhood Leukemia (American Cancer Society)  
    ... help find out if it's cancer. Learn about childhood leukemia diagnosis tests here.
    https://www.cancer.org/.../how-diagnosed.html - External Health Links
  8. Risk Factors for Childhood Leukemia (American Cancer Society)  
    The exact cause of most cases of childhood leukemia is not known. But it is linked to a few risk factors. Learn more here.
    https://www.cancer.org/.../causes-risks-prevention/risk-factors.html - External Health Links
  9. Childhood Leukemia Subtypes (American Cancer Society)  
    Childhood Leukemia/Diagnosis and Tests ... Childhood Leukemia ... American Cancer Society ... The type of leukemia a child has plays a major role in both treatment options ...
    https://www.cancer.org/.../how-classified.html - External Health Links
  10. Coping with Childhood Leukemia and Lymphoma (Leukemia & Lymphoma Society) - PDF  
    Childhood Leukemia/Living With ... Childhood Leukemia ... Leukemia & Lymphoma Society ... PDF
    https://www.lls.org/.../file_assets/childhoodleukemialymphoma.pdf - External Health Links
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