NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
PATHOLOGY AND GENETICS
Question
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Leukocytes
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Leukemia
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Acute myelogenous
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Chronic myelogenous
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Detailed explanation-1: -Leukemia is cancer of the body’s blood-forming tissues, including the bone marrow and the lymphatic system. Many types of leukemia exist. Some forms of leukemia are more common in children. Other forms of leukemia occur mostly in adults.
Detailed explanation-2: -Leukemia is a type of cancer that affects your blood cells and bone marrow. As with other types of cancer, there’s currently no cure for leukemia. People with leukemia sometimes experience remission, a state after diagnosis and treatment in which the cancer is no longer detected in the body.
Detailed explanation-3: -Bone marrow cancer includes leukemias and multiple myeloma.
Detailed explanation-4: -In the United States, overall, 5-year survival among people diagnosed with leukemia is 65%. However, these statistics vary greatly according to the specific subtype of disease: Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) 5-year survival rate is 85.4%. Acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) 5-year survival rate is 68.8%.
Detailed explanation-5: -Leukemia begins in a cell in the bone marrow. The cell undergoes a change and becomes a type of leukemia cell.