TREATMENT+Leukemia+Sujin+and+Siao+En


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//Chemotherapy:// It kills the abnormal cells in the bone marrow and blook in order to allow the normal cells to grow and produce normal blood counts. //Venous catheter:// A tube that is inserted in the vein of your neck or the middle of your chest. This tube provides access for blood samples, blood tranfusions and antibiotics. //Transfusions:// Transfusion of red blood cells and platelets because usually people diagnosed with acute leukemia, their blood cells drop to levels before normal cells and grow again. //Remission:// When a patients blood count becomes normal again, they are allowed to leave the hospital but they have additional chemotherapy to kill the hidden leukemia cells. //Bone Marrow Transplant:// This treatment is only for patients that have a high percentage of recurrence. It is to control the disease. [] __Chronic Leukemia__ //Chemotherapy:// Kills leukemia cells, but also kills other body cells like blood and hair cells. That is why when people are under chemotherapy treatment, their hair start falling out and blood counts drop. //Bone Marrow and Blood Transplant:// Needed when a patient's case is more severe. //Observation:// Watch how the patient's body is reacting and also take regular blood tests and examinations that can monitor the leukemia cells. //Monoclonal Antibody Therapy:// Proteins that are inserted into the body to help fight against the leukemia cells and also to kill them.** Combination of chemotherapy and monoclonal antibody therapy.
 * Treatmeant for Leukemia: **
 * __Acute Leukemia __
 * //Chemo-immunotherapy://

What happens when a person is in remmission?**