Leukemia also known as blood cancer hinders ability of an individual to fight infection. It is characterized by formation of tumors in blood-forming tissues including bone marrow. Various type of leukemia include acute lymphoblastic leukemia, acute myeloid leukemia, and chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Fatigue, weight loss, frequent infections and easy bleeding or bruising are some of the symptoms of this disease.
Treatment differs depending on the type of leukaemia. Monitoring for slow-growing leukaemia may be part of the treatment. Chemotherapy, sometimes combined with radiation and stem-cell transplant, is recommended for aggressive leukaemia. In the past, when there was no available blood transfusion in leukaemia therapies, patients who survived even after having a blood transfusion frequently suffered bone and joint pains and perished. This is no longer the case, thanks to improved living conditions and medical expertise. Radiotherapy, which utilises high-energy rays to kill cancer cells, is now more successful than ever.
A combination of chemotherapy, blood transfusion, and immunotherapy is used in leukemia therapeutics for acute lymphocytic leukaemia. Chemotherapy can be used alone or in conjunction with an antigen (such as a protein molecule) that allows immune cells to recognise and attack malignant cells.
In leukaemia therapies, there are two options for multiple myeloma, a blood cancer that affects the bone marrow: standard surgery (which may potentially include radiation therapy in circumstances where it is being treated alongside chemotherapy) or biologic medications. Chemotherapy can be given orally or intravenously via needle-delivery procedures. It is, once again, a painful procedure. One of the most recent advancements in the treatment of multiple myeloma was the creation of a new approach known as "biologic drug delivery." This method includes injecting medicine directly into the bone marrow.This method is considered highly efficient in multiple myeloma as it destroys pre-cancerous plasma cells, thus preventing the disease from progressing any further.
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