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Chronic leukemia
Adult chronic leukemia, is a type of blood cancer where the slow overgrowth of the immune cells of the blood leads to a weakened immune system, lymph node and spleen enlargement, fatigue from anemia, and easy bruising and bleeding.
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What are the tests for chronic leukemia?
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What's the etiology of chronic leukemia?
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What are the symptoms of chronic leukemia?
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What does having adult chronic leukemia mean?
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What are the chances of beating chronic leukemia?
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What are differences between acute and chronic leukemia?
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What is the difference between acute and chronic leukemia?
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A 45-year old asked:
My brother has adult chronic leukemia. What should I tell him?
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A 35-year old male asked:
Is it likely to survive a late relapse of chronic leukemia at 33?
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A 48-year old asked:
What are the major presenting symptoms associated with chronic leukemia?
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A 35-year old female asked:
How does chronic leukemia usually present and how is it usually treated? Can people live with it longterm and live a relatively normal life?
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A 31-year old asked:
What's the difference between the two chronic leukemias?
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A 29-year old female asked:
Is chronic leukemia always fatal in adults?
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A 38-year old asked:
Is it possible for chronic leukemia to turn into acute leukemia?
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A 36-year old asked:
What are the percentages of adult chronic leukemia going into remission?
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A 42-year old asked:
I'm just wondering, if you are diagnosed with a form of chronic leukemia can it change to an acute leukemia?
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A 23-year old male asked:
How long it will will take for acute and chronic leukemia to develop in the body before they can be found on cbc or show symptoms,,,,months or years?
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A 42-year old asked:
If someone has a chronic leukemia does their WBC stay high?
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A 34-year old asked:
Why is chronic leukemia considered malignant if it grows slowly and doesn't metastasize?
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A 61-year old female asked about a 73-year old male:
How can I decrease my husband's high white blood count? He has chronic leukemia & his white count is getting higher. Is there anything we can do ?
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A 38-year old asked:
Is there are a relationship between acute leukemia and chronic leukemia?
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A 37-year old female asked:
I have a friend with lymphocytic chronic leukemia. What are the best superfoods to help with immune system and chemotherapy?
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A 29-year old female asked:
Can wbc count in chronic leukemia spontaneously return to normal range. I was at 18, now 9. W/out treatment? Possible?
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A 88-year old male asked:
What are pros cons of drug procrit (epoetin alfa) to treat 88 year-old man whose chronic leukemia is now becoming acute where he needs transfusions every two weeks?
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A 35-year old asked:
Are chronic leukemia and breast cancer related?
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A 20-year old female asked about a male:
Can they do a bone marrow biopsy even if the platelets seem fine but their is signs and symptoms of chronic leukemia?
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A 88-year old male asked:
What is success rate of using prednisone in treatment of 88 year-old man whose chronic leukemia is now becoming acute with transfusions every 2 weeks?
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A 52-year old female asked:
For 1 yr under care of hem/onc for possible chronic leukemia. Discharged to pcp. Just had labs done and wbc, rdw, poly#mono# high, low mchc. What now?
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A 21-year old asked:
What are the symptoms of chronic lymphatic leukemia?
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A member asked about a 54-year old male:
What are the chances for the pateint suffering from chronic meyloid leukemia to recover? And after the recovery will the patient be able to live a hea
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