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Blood Cancer Treatment

Leukemia Treatment : The treatment mechanism of leukemia is like any other cancer case. The treatment is basically aimed at removing or destroying the cancer cells completely. The most preferred treatment is chemotherapy. In this method of treatment, the patient is given shots of anti cancer medicine intravenously. The medicine attacks all types of cells in the target area, removing any cancerous cells. The chemotherapy is given either daily or on consecutive days for a period of six weeks. In the following two weeks, the condition of the patient is assessed and the next treatment schedule is prepared. As a side effect of chemotherapy, the patient will lose almost all the body hair. Alongside there are other symptoms as well like, nausea and lack of appetite. Another strategy of treatment called consolidation treatment is targeted at removing the remnant cancerous cells. Preventive treatment strategy is aimed at controlling the spread of the disease to vital organs including...

Stages Of Cancer

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Cancer Stages: A cancer can be classified into different Stages based on how abnormal the cells look under the microscope. If the cells look more like normal cells then the cancer is said to be 1st Stages cancer, while the more abnormal the cancerous cells look under the microscope the 2nd Stages is the cancer. Lower Stages cancers progress slowly and tend to end up well at the end. While the 2nd Stages ones progress faster and are life threatning.