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Leukemia	 By: KoriMeighan
No known causes Abnormal growth of white blood cells. Causes
Anyone can get it Most common it adults But children get it too Who gets it?
No incubation period acute Leukemia- no symptoms Chronic Leukemia-have symptoms Etiology
Chronic symptoms: Fever Night sweats Frequent infections Join pains Symptoms
Chronic Leukemia: Bleeding Bruising Weight loss Swollen lymph nodes Signs
Acute and Chronic You can be in remission You can get it again, called relapse Pathophysiology
Chemotherapy to treat cancer Other drugs in pill forms too Treatment

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