Leukemia Diagnosis

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Diagnosis for Leukemia:




Leukemia is usually diagnosed with checks like Biopsy, Blood , a CT or CAT scans, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), X-ray, Ultrasound, Spinal faucet / lumbar puncture.

Leukemia, Handling
Handling cases of leukemia disease generally starts from the symptoms that arise, like anemia, bleeding and infection.Treatments of leukemia are done by a number of ways :

• Chemotherapy or intrathecal medications.
• Radiation Therapy, which isn’t used.
• Bone marrow Transplantation.
• Provision of medication and hypodermic tablets.
• Transfusion of red blood cells or platelets.

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