What are the affects Leukemia has on the body?

Answer 1

žLeukemia is a cancer. During leukemia, the bone marrow makes one blood cell incorrectly usually white blood cells and the body produces a lot of these cells. These strange cells would look different then the healthy cells and they will not function properly. The body continues to produce these abnormal cells. Then there will be an imbalance between the healthy and unhealthy cell which causes the symptoms of leukemia.

Answer 2

žLeukemia is a cancer. During leukemia, the bone marrow makes one blood cell incorrectly usually white blood cells and the body produces a lot of these cells. These strange cells would look different then the healthy cells and they will not function properly. The body continues to produce these abnormal cells. Then there will be an imbalance between the healthy and unhealthy cell which causes the symptoms of leukemia.

Answer 3

Damage to the bone marrow, by way of displacing the normal bone marrow cells with higher numbers of immature white blood cells, results in a lack of blood platelets, which are important in the blood clotting process. This means people with leukemia may easily become bruised, bleed excessively, or develop pinprick bleeds (petechiae).

White blood cells, which are involved in fighting pathogens, may be suppressed or dysfunctional. This could cause the patient's immune system to be unable to fight off a simple infection or to start attacking other body cells. Because leukemia prevents the immune system from working normally, some patients experience frequent infection, ranging from infected tonsils, sores in the mouth, or diarrhea to life-threatening pneumonia or opportunistic infections.

Finally, the red blood cell deficiency leads to anemia, which may cause dyspnea and pallor. (Wikipedia)

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Answer 4

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Answer 5

What leukemia does to your body is that it makes you more prone to picking up infections. You will also bruise easily and when you have an open wound, you will bleed more than normal. Having leukemia also makes you feel run down and tired.

Answer 6

Leukemia affects the body by agitating the normal balance of cells in the blood and their ability to do their jobs. lowered levels of white blood cells, which normally defend the human body from infection and disease, can lead to higher chances of catching secondary diseases.Reduced levels of platelets, the cells that cause blood to clot and stop, lead to more frequent bruises and nosebleeds. If the cancerous cells spread to the brain, headaches and nausea can result from tissues around the brain and spinal cord becoming irritated and inflamed. Finally, painful bones can result from the cancerous cells spreading into the bone marrow.Helpful?

Answer 7

Leukimia effects the body through the digestive system .