Blood cancer, the symptoms and causes of which we will consider, is one of the worst cancer diseases. Its name is leukemia (blood leukemia).
Blood cancer, the symptoms of which will be described in this article, primarily affects the bone marrow. Tubular tissue fills human bones, it is involved in the formation of blood cells. The body of a healthy person produces several types of blood cells at once. The most important of these are white blood cells. They are also called white blood cells. They are necessary, since they play an important role in the fight against various infectious diseases and others. Our body also produces red blood cells. They are called red blood cells. Their main responsibility is to transport oxygen to internal organs. There are also platelets. They are responsible for blood coagulation.
At a time when cancer cells infect the bone marrow, the production of a huge number of leukemia cells begins. They are nothing more than immature white blood cells. The absence of normal white blood cells leads to anemia, and the body loses its ability to resist viruses and bacteria. Bleeding also begins. Blood leukemia, whose symptoms are specific, is dangerous and can cause death.
Over time, blood cancer enters the lymph. For this reason, many internal organs are affected. Blood cancer, the causes of which we are considering, can be of several types. Basically, they differ from each other in the rate of development of the disease, as well as in the type of affected cells.
Types of leukemia
This disease can occur either in acute or in chronic form. In case of acute leukemia, a sharp deterioration of the patient's condition occurs, in another case, the symptoms appear very, very slowly. Myelogenous as well as lymphocytic types of the disease are distinguished. The second is mostly found in children. Adults rarely get sick with it.
Myelogenous acute leukemia affects people of all ages. Chronic lymphocytic blood cancer almost always appears in the elderly. Often this disease is inherited. Myelogenous chronic leukemia affects adult organisms.
The causes of this disease have not yet been established. It is known that heredity is of great importance. It was also found that blood cancer, the symptoms of which will be discussed below, can occur after a long exposure to the body of any negative factors. These include radiation, chemicals, and so on.
It is worth noting that some people daily face negative factors that can cause leukemia, however, they do not have this disease.
Blood Cancer: Symptoms
All types of leukemia have some of their own characteristics. With some, one thing is aggravated, with others it’s completely different. It is worth saying that there are symptoms that can be attributed to all varieties of leukemia. First of all, it is worth noting the strongest fever that torments a patient with leukemia almost always. Body temperature can be very high. The body loses its ability to resist any disease.
Even a slight blow can cause hematomas to appear on the patient's body. Blood stops clotting, which means that even a small cut can cause big trouble.
Symptoms of leukemia also include joint pain. This pain, as a rule, increases during movement. Blood cancer also causes an increase in internal organs.
Lymph nodes also increase. Blood cancer patients are constantly very tired. Huge bags appear under their eyes. They also suffer from migraines.
In most cases, the patient dies.