leukemias
White cell malignancies
Leukemias is the plural of leukemia, a group of cancers affecting blood-forming tissues, particularly bone marrow.
The diseases cause abnormal white blood cell production.
Doctors distinguish among several types: acute and chronic leukemias require different treatment approaches.
The plural appears in medical contexts discussing multiple forms or cases of the disease.
Intensely severe or perceptive
- chronicPersisting over time
- myeloidOf bone marrow origin
- AMLIllicit finance prevention framework
- ALLThe complete amount
pediatric · adult · T-cell · B-cell · secondary · refractory · relapsed · undifferentiated
Immune cells in blood
- lymphocytesAdaptive immunity cells
- hematopoiesisBlood cell production process
- plateletsCell fragments enabling coagulation
- anemiaRed cell deficiency
neutropenia · leukocytosis · monocytes · basophils · eosinophils
Cancerous, invasive growth
- oncologyCancer medicine specialty
- neoplasmAbnormal tissue mass
- proliferationRapid increase in quantity
- metastasisCancer spreading beyond origin
carcinogenesis · oncogene · clonal · prognosis · staging · mortality · remission · relapse
Anti-cancer drug treatment
- immunotherapyDisease treatment via body's defenses
- inductionFormal admission process
- consolidationCombining into unified whole
- maintenancePreserving working condition
radiation · remission · protocol · cytotoxic · corticosteroids · transfusion
Permanent DNA alteration
- translocationMovement to another place
- BCR-ABLChimeric cancer-causing kinase
- karyotypeOrganized chromosome display
- cytogeneticsChromosome structure and inheritance science
genomics · DNA · oncogene · inherited · familial · predisposition · epigenetics · deletion
Tissue sample for diagnosis
- CBCCanada's public broadcaster
- cytogeneticsChromosome structure and inheritance science
- FISHChromosome sequence visualization method
- PCRDNA amplification technique
imaging · pathology · hematologist · oncologist · staging
acute
Intensely severe or perceptive
ALL · pediatric · adult · T-cell · B-cell · secondary · refractory · relapsed · undifferentiated
leukocytes
Immune cells in blood
- lymphocytesAdaptive immunity cells
- hematopoiesisBlood cell production process
- plateletsCell fragments enabling coagulation
anemia · neutropenia · leukocytosis · monocytes · basophils · eosinophils
malignancy
Cancerous, invasive growth
- oncologyCancer medicine specialty
- neoplasmAbnormal tissue mass
- proliferationRapid increase in quantity
metastasis · carcinogenesis · oncogene · clonal · prognosis · staging · mortality · remission · relapse · refractory
chemotherapy
Anti-cancer drug treatment
- immunotherapyDisease treatment via body's defenses
- inductionFormal admission process
- consolidationCombining into unified whole
maintenance · radiation · remission · protocol · cytotoxic · corticosteroids · transfusion
mutation
Permanent DNA alteration
- translocationMovement to another place
- BCR-ABLChimeric cancer-causing kinase
- karyotypeOrganized chromosome display
cytogenetics · genomics · DNA · oncogene · inherited · familial · predisposition · epigenetics · deletion · amplification
biopsy
Tissue sample for diagnosis
- CBCCanada's public broadcaster
- cytogeneticsChromosome structure and inheritance science
- FISHChromosome sequence visualization method
PCR · imaging · pathology · hematologist · oncologist · staging
fatigue
Weariness from prolonged exertion
- feverElevated body temperature
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
- bruisingCausing tissue discoloration
bleeding · pallor · weakness · petechiae · hepatomegaly
leukemiassolid tumors
Distinct cancerous tissue masses
carcinomas · sarcomas · adenocarcinomas · melanomas · gliomas
- childhood leukemiaCancer in children's blood
- leukemia treatmentTherapy for blood malignancy
- feline leukemiaRetroviral cat disease
- acute leukemiaFast-moving blood cell cancer