Question 1

how bad is the prognosis for plasma cell leukemia?

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Bad but there's hope: Plasma cell leukemia is a very aggressive  cancer of marrow plasma cells with survival sometimes measured in months. Newer drugs however along with stem cell transplant appear promising to improve the prognosis. See Expert Rev Hemtol 2010 Oct 3,p543

Question 2

what is the prognosis for a child with acute lymphoblastic leukemia?

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Good: Prognosis is good--all in children is very treatable with many successful outcomes.

Question 3

what is the prognosis of a child diagnosed with aml leukemia m4  her wbc was 280000 when diagnosed  she passed away but i have so many questions?

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I am so sorry: I too have lost a son and have many questions.  Believe me - there are no adequate answers.  AML is a horrible disease.  Rarely is there good outcome.  Rarely is there reason or cause.  Rarely is there cure.  Many present so severe no treatment would be adequate.  This was probably true in her case.  Write down your questions and go to her doctor and request a long talk.  You should get answers.

Question 4

how long to wait for result of blood work for leukemia ?

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One day: Complete blood count can be done quickly! And abnormals called  to ordering MD.
Bone marrow 2-3 days

Question 5

can leukemia or bone marrow problems present with only low platelets and all other blood work normal? doc will recheck, but i worry because i felt very weak with this last result of 96k

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See below: Low platelet count, thrombocytopenia can present as an isolated entity. It is not feasible to say more without knowing rest of your health history and the laboratory findings. Your count is not too low to cause immediate problems. Visit this site for info: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/thrombocytopenia/symptoms-causes/syc-20378293

Question 6

my friend suffers from leukemia she's 19 years old . she s ill since 2018 but now she stopped the traitement . how long she will live ?

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: With out knowing which type of leukemia she has it is not possible to make a prediction. For some acute leukemia’s I would recommend she not start any long books.  For others she will have a normal life span.  But even with knowing more details I always quote Yogi Berra: “It is difficult to make predictions. Especially about the future.”

Question 7

what is leukemia?

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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 8

who gets leukemia?

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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 9

what causes leukemia?

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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 10

is leukemia terminal?

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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).

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