Question 1

is hydroxyurea a cure for chronic lymphocytic leukemia?

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No: There is no "cure" for cll. Hydroxyurea is usually not used in this disease.

Question 2

can someone in there early 40s with early chronic lymphocytic leukemia get cured?

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Cure for CLL: It is hard to cure cll as cll cells are usually growing slowly  and treatment like chemotherapy does pretty good for cancer cells that are growing rapidly. Having said that, you absolutely can achieve  a complete remission with combination of treatment available, however the risk for recurrence is high.  The treatment will be recommended only if necessary. Discuss further with your oncologist.

Question 3

what sort of disease is chronic lymphocytic leukemia (c.l.l.)?

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CLL: Cll is a clonal disorder (cancer) of the white blood cells (specifically lymphocytes) in the blood (= -emia part). Other leukemias include cml, aml, all, etc. Cll is often diagnosed by flow cytometry on peripheral blood. Additional studies may include ct scans and bone marrow biopsy. One staging system is rai 0 to iv. Treatment ranges from observation (rai 0-1) to various tx individualized to pt.

Question 4

how to determine chronic lymphocytic leukemia stages?

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Your oncologist can: Ask your treating doctor. The stages of cll are based on the extent of disease which requires both blood tests as well as physical exam and ct scans of the chest and abdomen to look for lymph node enlargement and or splenomegaly.

Question 5

what causes people to get chronic lymphocytic leukemia?

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Mostly unknown: Cll affects older white men more that other parts of the population and the cause is unknown in most cases.  Exposure to certain herbicides and insecticides, including agent orange used during the vietnam war, have been linked to an increased risk. For more information
consult:
http://www.Mayoclinic.Com/health/chronic-lymphocytic-leukemia/ds00565/dsection=risk.

Question 6

what is the definition or description of: chronic lymphocytic leukemia?

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CLL: Simplisticly it is an overgrowth of lymphocytes. Since these cells are usually slow growing the disease tends to progress at a relatively slow rate compared to other types of leukemias and in general may take years to begin to harm a patient. Treatment is usually withheld until the patient becomes symptomatic.

Question 7

what is the definition or description of: chronic lymphocytic leukemia ivgh?

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CLL IgVH: Immunoglobulin variable region (igvh) mutation status is an important marker for prognosis in patients with cll. Testing is by polymerase chain reaction (pcr) amplification of the igvh region, followed by dna sequencing.  Ref: http://www.Mayomedicallaboratories.Com/articles/hottopics/transcripts/2008/2008-11b-cli-pt-2/11b-26.Html.

Question 8

what does chronic lymphocytic leukemia do to your body?

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Depends on the stage: In early case, patient will be asymptomatic and the only thing abnormal is the blood test.  In later stage- one can have low blood counts (anemia, low platelet), fatigue , tired, lack of energy, bruising easily/bleeding  also, you could feel lymph nodes enlargement on the neck, arm pits, groin etc as cll involves more to the lymph nodes. Increase abdominal girth, fever, chils, weight loss can happen.

Question 9

is likely that chronic lymphocytic leukemia (cll) live?

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A form of cancer: Cll is a form of cancer, albeit a slowly progressing one and there are effective treatments. See this site for more information.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/chronic-lymphocytic-leukemia/ds00565.

Question 10

can you tell me what chronic lymphocytic leukemia (cll) is?

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CLL: Cll is an indolent (slow-growing) cancer in which too many immature lymphocytes (white blood cells) are found mostly in the blood and bone marrow and lymph glands . Watchful waiting is majority done until any indication present to start treatment. However, there is subtype of cll which behaves more agressively and requires treatment to be started earlier. See more at : www.Lls.Org, www.Cancer.Gov.

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