Question 1

how long is it possible for leukemia to go untreated and still be able to be cured?

Accepted Answer

It depends: Chronic leukemia as it name implies can be a slowly progressive disease and might be present for years until picked up by routine tests or the disease starts picking up in aggressiveness. Acute leukemia on the other hand advances within a matter of weeks so there is little time before significant symptoms appear.

Question 2

how long can a person live with acute myeloid leukemia when it is left untreated?

Accepted Answer

Varies: Though this varies widely, the median survival is in the range of 6 weeks.

Question 3

how is bruising from leukemia different than regular bruising? is it darker? do they last longer ? are there just more of them in general (like all over your body ?

Accepted Answer

: The color of a bruise is driven by the red cells leaking into the tissue. It does not matter what caused the bleeding into the tissue. Regular bruising is usually due to trauma, bruising in leukemia and other blood disorders can occur without any trauma.
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Question 4

how long can you live with leukemia without treatment?

Accepted Answer

Depends.: There are several types of leukemia, some are much more aggressive than others.  Treatment for many types is great these days, so why not try treatment? If you know more about the kind you have, and your concerns, we can give a more specific answer.

Question 5

how long can you live if you have leukemia?

Accepted Answer

That depends.: There are many different kinds of leukemia.  Some are curable, some can be controlled so well the patient has a normal lifespan, others are slow growing with survival over a decade.  The acute leukemias are the dangerous ones, with rapid onset, high risk of death if not successfully controlled with chemotherapy and/or stem cell transplant.  Even then, some of these patients can be cured.

Question 6

what is leukemia?

Accepted Answer

Blood cell cancer: Leukemia is cancer of one of the bone marrow cells. The cells start growing quickly and either enter the blood stream where they are first detected or build up in the bone marrow where people are diagnosed after becoming ill from infection or bleeding because the normal blood cells are crowded out and can't do their jobs. Granulocytes, lymphocytes, red cells and platelets can turn cancerous.

Question 7

who gets leukemia?

Accepted Answer

Anyone but rarely: Leukemia, although frightening, is a rare disease. Outside of children, many adults do die from the acute disease although this is not the case with the chronic leukemias. Although there are a few things that may increase the chance of getting leukemia (high doses of radiation, previous treatment of cancer, down's syndrome, some chemicals), no cause can be  found in most cases.

Question 8

what causes leukemia?

Accepted Answer

Leukemia cause: We don't know for sure. Leukemia develops as the consequence of a series of genetic changes in blood cell offsprings. These changes alter normal growth and differentiation of the cells, resulting in an accumulation of abnormal, immature blood cells in the bone marrow and peripheral blood. Exposure to chemicals, radiation, tobacco, or chemotherapy, infection, etc have been associated with leukemia.

Question 9

is leukemia terminal?

Accepted Answer

No necessarily: Long time ago that was true. But the modern treatments for leukemias are quite effective and are often curative. But the treatment is best done at a cancer center where you can find experienced leukemia specialists especially if it is an acute leukemia(as opposed to chronic leukemias which are less serious and easier to treat).

Question 10

how is leukemia cured?

Accepted Answer

Chemotherapy or ...: It depends on the type of leukemia.  Some leukemias can be cured with chemotherapy..  Some types of leukemia can only be cured with a stem cell transplant.

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