Leukemia is the so-called "official" cancer of the blood and bone marrow, in which the resulting malignant tumor stimulates the production of unhealthy blood cells. As a result, these unhealthy little bodies crowd out healthy ones, and the circulatory system, as a whole, begins to malfunction. Then the first symptoms of the disease appear.
Leukemia is both the most insidious of cancers and the most reassuring because it can be cured. However, subject to early detection of signs and high-quality diagnosis.
Blood cancer symptoms:
1. Pallor
Excessive and relatively sudden pallor of the skin may well indicate that there are fewer healthy cells in the blood. If you do not take action in a timely manner, you can reach anemia, and then you are not far from leukemia.
2. Bleeding tendency
Here the "algorithm" is as follows: a reduction in the number of platelets is fraught with poor blood clotting, and this leads to bleeding. And not only external, but also internal. Unexplained bruises that suddenly appear on the body are just a consequence of such bleeding.
3. Persistent subfebrile temperature
Such a symptom is nothing more than an immune response of a weakened body to the development of cancer. The patient has an elevated body temperature for quite a long time, and the numbers on the thermometer are not “sky-high” - about 37-38 degrees.
4. Bone pain
In general, "bone pain" is a rather rare symptom. But he almost certainly indicates leukemia - either in its acute or chronic form. That is why, if your bones ache, you have to run to the doctor.
5. Enlargement of the spleen
There is nothing surprising - white blood cells (they are also leukocytes) are just utilized in the spleen. There are more of them, and the organ increases in size.
6. Swollen lymph nodes
This symptom is one of the most indicative of leukemia. And it is obvious already in the early stages. Moreover, it is obvious not only for the doctor, but also for the patient himself. He may notice an increase in lymph nodes in his shower or in front of a mirror. And we must remember that this is a reason for immediate medical attention.
7. Dyspnea
Lack of oxygen in tissues (blood flow is disturbed), including the brain, provokes hypoxia, which is manifested by a lack of air. Therefore, a person has to perform more breathing movements.
8. Weakness with weight loss
These symptoms are the result of a painful loss of appetite. Any malignant tumor negatively affects the general condition of the body and leads to loss of body weight. This must be borne in mind.
Conclusions:you should definitely listen to the signals that your own body gives you. Today, after all, it is obvious to everyone that early diagnosis is a key factor in the successful treatment of cancer. And leukemia is no exception. If you notice it in time, the likelihood of a successful outcome of the disease will be much higher. Therefore, if something is wrong (as usual), do not self-medicate and do not rely on the fact that "everything will pass by itself." Will not work! Seek medical attention. Don't pull!
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