leukemia.. a killer

i read about this article about two days ago..

leukemia is a cancer of a blood and is characterized by an abnormal proliferation of blood cells usually white blood cells. The patient may become bruised, bleed excessively, or develop pinprick bleeds. white blood cells which are use to fight patogen maybe suppressed or dysfunctional. this cause the sufferer unable to fight the infection or the cells start attacking other body cells. some patience experience frequent infection, ranging from infect tonsils,sores in the mouth, or diarrhea because leukemia prevents the immune system from working normally.

They are some other symptoms such as fever, chills, night sweats, flu-like symptoms or feeling fatigued. The word leukemia which mean white blood is derived from the disease's name sake high white blood cells counts that most leukemia patience have before treatment. Frequently, these extra white blood cells are immature and dysfunctional. These excessive number of cells can also interfere with the level of other cells, causing a harmful imbalance in a blood count.

There are some causes that cause the leukemia such as chemical exposure and some of that from genetic.

For the treatment, most of leukemia are treated with pharmaceutical medications. some are also treated with radiation therapy. in some cases, a bone marrow transplant is useful..

i know a person who suffer from this disease. now, she already passed away. hope she will rest in peace. Al-fatihah.