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Childhood leukemia
Childhood leukemia, also called acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), is a type of blood cancer in children where the rapid overgrowth of the immune cells of the blood leads to a weakened immune system, bone pain, weight loss, fatigue from anemia, and easy bruising and bleeding.
Dr. Robert Kwok reviewed this
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How is childhood leukemia treated?
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What is thecause of childhood leukemia?
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What are the tests for childhood leukemia?
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What are the core symptoms of childhood leukemia?
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How to know if I have symptoms of childhood leukemia?
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What is the oldest age that you can get childhood leukemia?
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I want to know what's the main cause of childhood leukemia?
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Please explain what are some symptoms of childhood leukemia?
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Is there a website for families or survivors of childhood leukemia?
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Is it true living next to power lines increases childhood leukemia? Im considering selling since hearing about this connection. How true is this?
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Are there effective natural treatments for childhood leukemia?
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Is a bone scan useful to diagnose childhood leukemia?
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A 35-year old female asked:
Which is present in childhood leukemia ? In the blood film myelocytes or myeloblasts ?
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Can sleeping with electric blanket on throughout the night cause childhood leukemia, breast cancer, or other cancers?
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A 20-year old female asked:
For childhood acute leukemia, is there any food that she can take or not?
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What are the chances of curing childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia?
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A 19-year old male asked:
I have suspect that I have lymphoma or leukemia from childhood or im born with my current age is 17 im male having hbg 14 tell me what test i shall do?
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A 41-year old asked:
I've got all or acute lymphoblastic leukemia. How can an adult get a childhood cancer?
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A 21-year old asked:
Why did my child get leukemia?
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Can a child be truly cured of leukemia?
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Could you have children if you are being treated for leukemia?
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What are the causes of leukemia in children?
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Can a guy who had leukemia, and got cured, have a child?
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Is it wrong to ask what kind of leukemia if a child has it?
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Do you treat leukemia differently in a child than an adult?
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Can someone who had leukemia as a child relapse 10 years later as an adult?
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Help! Is it possible to have children if you are being treated for leukemia?
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Could you tell me what gifts can I give a child who has leukemia and is in the hopital?
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I have a child with acute lymphoblastic leukemia?
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How can I protect my child from infections if he has leukemia'?
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