what percentage of children get leukemia from chemotherapy?
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Leukemia is cancer of the white blood cells.\n\nOn the other hand almost all patients that take chemotherapy become leukopenic - which is where there white blood counts drop to extremely low levels.
1054124
my dad got liver cancer when i was born and he said he asked Christ to heal him and to give him 20 years to raise me. the terminal cancer went away 100% without chemotherapy and he died when i was 20. Praise God.
114741
Approximately 30-40%\n\nhttp://www.emedicine.com/med/topic993.htm\n\nHere's a good link.
111062
It varies.  I think it depends on how progressed the cancer is and what part of the body it is affecting.  I've been in remission for 6 years, but from what I can remember my sed rate was extremely high, my liver counts and platelets were high, and I was extremely anemic.  I think my white blood cells were high also.
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Per the Leukemia and Lymphoma website(http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org), they predicted 22,570 deaths in the USA.\n\nLeukemia is a blood/marrow disease and is not attributed to smoking. There is no known cause for Leukemia.
407219
Chemotherapy should do it.
830989
It depends on the types and doses of chemotherapy drugs you get and your age .\n\nHigh risk of losing fertility\ncyclophosphamide\n\nMedium risk of losing fertility:\nPlatinol (chemical name: cisplatin)\nAdriamycin (chemical name: doxorubicin)\n\nLittle or no risk of losing fertility:\nmethotrexate\n5-fluorouracil\nvincristine
889438
Yes and what people don't know is yes it is so strong to kill cancer that it destroys other things.  Teeth, bones even the small bones in the ears.  My cousin's daughter had lukemia and had chemo and now is nearly deaf, stunted her growth and she is 14 and the size of a 10 year old and nothing can be done to help her grow as growth hormones can cause lukemia. Her teeth are also shot from the Chemo.  She is in a wheel chair as it destroyed the bones in her hips too.But she is alive and we are happy for that.
227688
According to this study, 17.2%.  See link.
868473
Believe me it does.. my daughter lost her hair three times in a row came back everytime and the last time it came back and no more chemo..its more full then ever ..It is a fact of life that it does.. cant tell you why but I have seen it happen with my own eyes..she is healthy now and full head of hair and no worries..
604205
Your best bet would be to get in touch with Neroblastoma researchers and doctors at St.Judes as they are the best hospital in the world.I spent almost 2 years straight there when my daughter was battleing a rare form of Leukemia.Called acute promyelocitic Leukemia. She's in remission after relapsign three times!
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Chemotherapy kills rapidly deviding cells like cancer but it also kills other rapidly deviding cell in the body, usefull ones like hair and skin cells and cell in the Gastrointestinal system its hard core and so are the side effects its not uncommon to have severe side effects, especially if the patient is older and has other health problems.
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So sorry. \n\nI think a good place to start would be to check leukemia or cancer organizations online to see if they list any resources or have news of experimental treatments and contact the doctors/hospitals directly.\n\nHope this helps and you get well soon.
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Leukemia is one of the most common cancers among young people.  \n\nhttp://kidshealth.org/college/diseases_conditions/cancer/types_of_cancer.html\n\nOR:\n\nApproximately 131,279 members of the U.S. population are living with Hodgkin's lymphoma.  85-90% of Hodgkin's occurs in adults, 10 to 15% in children.  It is more common, though, in 2 age groups: early adulthood (age 15-40, usually 25-30) and late adulthood (after age 55). \n\nhttp://www.lymphomainfo.net/hodgkins/description.html\n\nNot breast cancer:  "Only 5% of breast cancers developed in women under the age of 40."\n\nhttp://www.komen.org/stellent/groups/harvard_group/@dallas/documents/-komen_site_documents/spbcyoung.pdf#search='young%20women%20cancer'\n\nNot colon cancer:  "It's estimated that more than 90 percent of those with colon cancer are age 50 or older."\n\nhttp://cma6.prevention.com:806/article/0,5778,s1-1-55-61-4870-1,00.html\n\nRates of skin cancer have tripled in women under forty, but you are still more likely to get it at an older age.\n\nhttp://www.mskcc.org/mskcc/html/420.cfm
199409
Yes leukemia can be hereditary.I just read it.  But you know what is fascinating is the treatment. When they kill all the cancers cells or the immune system. The inject the new stem cell in the blood and this stem cell find there way to the bone marrow by them self. HHHmm o well
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A lot like having a flu bug you cannot shake and general malaise.  When my cousin had it (age 6) she developed bruises that did not heal.  She had a test done on a Friday for the cancer with negative results, another on Monday and it was positive.  She is now 16 and in remission for years.  Good luck.
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Leukemias account for 2% of all cancers. Because leukemia is the most common form of childhood cancer, it is often regarded as a disease of childhood. However, leukemias affect nine times as many adults as children. Half of the cases occur in people who are 60 years of age or older. The incidence of acute and chronic leukemias is about the same.