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Leukemia

Published on Dec 03, 2015

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Leukemia

Rachel Boaz
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Normal Blood Cells

  • Red blood cells
  • White blood cells
  • Platelets
  • All produced by stem cells
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Leukemia Cells

  • Abnormal WBCs
  • Don't die when they become old or damaged
  • Crowding out
  • Low level of normal cells
  • Less oxygen, more bleeding, harder to fight infection
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Categorized by:

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Chemotherapy

Drugs to kill leukemia cells all over the body through the bloodstream
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Targeted Therapy

Drugs that block the growth of leukemia cells
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Radiation

Machine that uses high-energy rays to kill cancer cells
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Blood stem cells Transplant

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What is it?

  • Bone marrow
  • Hematopoietic cells
  • Allogeneic transplants
  • Replenishes normal blood cells
  • Needed when high doses of chemo/radiation used
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Bone Marrow

Donation
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Peripheral Blood Stem Cell

Donation
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Risks

  • Anesthesia
  • Soreness
  • Fatigue
  • Bone or muscle pain
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7,500 patients waiting

Only 30% find a match in time
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"Giving marrow is at the top of the donation pyramid. You're one-on-one with another person; at the end of the day, you're the only one who can help save that person's life. It's an amazing gift." -coordinator of Stanford's marrow program

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Rachel Boaz