| A High White Count | The Condition
"...An unusually high white blood cell count can indicate an infection or a blood disorder such as leukemia..."
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A Low IgA Level |
The Condition
"...Causes & Development Low levels of IgA occur in some types of leukemia, kidney damage (nephrotic syndrome), a problem with the intestines (enteropathy), and a rare inherited disease that affects muscle coordination (ataxia-telangiectasia)..."
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A Low IgG Level |
The Condition
"...Other conditions that can result in low levels of IgG include some types of leukemia and a type of kidney damage (nephrotic syndrome)..."
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A Low IgM Level |
The Condition
"...Causes & Development Low levels of IgM occur in multiple myeloma and some types of leukemia..."
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A Low Platelet Count |
The Condition
"...It can occur secondary to leukemia, in which the stem cells that yield white blood cells proliferate and crowd out the stem cells that produce platelets and red blood cells (yielding high white cell count and low RBC and..."
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Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL) |
The Condition
"...Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL) results from an acquired (not inherited) genetic injury to the DNA of a single cell in the bone marrow..."
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Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML) |
The Condition
"About 10,600 new cases of acute myelogenous leukemia are diagnosed each year in the United States..."
Our Question about gums that bleed easily
"Very rarely, bleeding gums are due to leukemia..."
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Anemia (Uncommon Nutritional) |
Relationship to Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML)
"Anemia, a deficiency of red cells, develops in almost all leukemia patients..."
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Bruising Susceptibility |
The Condition
"...Possible causes of bruising include ... Blood-related diseases such as leukemia..."
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CBC (Complete Blood Count) Test |
As A Treatment
"...With allergies, there may be an increased number of eosinophils, and with leukemia, there may be a much higher percentage of a single type of cell, such as a lymphocyte..."
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Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) |
The Condition
"...Incidence; Causes & Development; Risk Factors Each year, nearly 7,000 people in the United States learn that they have Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)..."
Recommendation Selenium
"In evaluating 59 patients with lymphoid malignancies such as Hodgkin's disease, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, multiple myeloma and chronic lymphocytic leukemia, serum selenium concentrations were significantly lower in patients than in controls..."
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Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML) |
The Condition
"...Incidence; Causes & Development; Risk Factors About 4,400 new cases of Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML) are diagnosed each year in the United States..."
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Cigarette Smoke Damage |
Relationship to Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL)
"Cigarette smoking is associated with increased risk for leukemia and may lead to leukemias of specific morphologic and chromosomal types..."
Relationship to Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML)
"...Between 20% and 30% of leukemia cases are related to smoking..."
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Enlarged Lymph Nodes |
The Condition
"...HIV disease or AIDS; cat-scratch fever; juvenile rheumatoid arthritis; serum sickness; leukemia; Hodgkin's disease; non-Hodgkin's lymphoma; canker sores; drugs (such as phenytoin); typhoid vaccination; salivary duct stones..."
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Enlarged Spleen |
The Condition
"...Biliary atresia Cystic fibrosis Hemolytic anemias Thalassemia Hemoglobinopathies Hemolytic anemia due to G6PD deficiency Idiopathic autoimmune hemolytic anemia Immune hemolytic anemia Cancers Leukemia Lymphoma Hodgkin's disease Other causes Sarcoidosis Sickle cell splenic crisis Banti's syndrome Felty syndrome Signs & Symptoms Although often there are no symptoms, there may be pain in the..."
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Histoplasmosis |
The Condition
"...Histoplasmosis can spread from the lungs to other body parts in cases where the infected person has AIDS, has leukemia, has recently had an organ transplantation, or has been using corticosteroids..."
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Increased Folic Acid Requirement |
Relationship to Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL)
"Maternal folic acid supplementation during pregnancy was associated with a reduced risk of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children in a study in Western Australia..."
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Infectious Mononucleosis - Mono |
The Condition
"...Diagnostic problems can result because enlarged lymphocytes are common with mono, but can also be a symptom of leukemia..."
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LDN - Low Dose Naltrexone |
As A Treatment
"... ... Lymphocytic Leukemia..."
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Liver Function That Should Be Checked |
The Condition
"...hepatitis, toxins, cirrhosis), biliary obstruction, cholestasis, dehydration, diabetes insipidus, cystic fibrosis, leukemia, alcoholic cirrhosis, Hodgkin's disease, malnutrition, nephrotic syndrome, multiple myeloma, inflammatory bowel disease, collagen-vascular diseases..."
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Low White Count |
The Condition
"...An unusually high white blood cell count can indicate an infection, hypersplenism, bone marrow depression (drugs, radiation or heavy metal poisoning) or primary bone marrow disorders such as leukemia..."
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Megaloblastic Anemia / Pernicious Anemia |
The Condition
"...Other causes include leukemia, myelofibrosis, multiple myeloma, certain hereditary disorders, drugs that affect nucleic acid metabolism such as chemotherapy agents (methotrexate)..."
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Nephrotic Syndrome |
The Condition
"...These include diabetes, sickle-cell anemia, amyloidosis, systemic lupus erythematosus, sarcoidosis, leukemia, lymphoma, cancer of the breast, colon, and stomach, reactions to drugs (including nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, lithium, and street heroine), allergic reactions (to insect stings,..."
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Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma |
Recommendation Vitamin E
"Observational Study: Serum vitamin E concentrations were significantly lower in leukemia and lymphoma patients than in normal controls..."
Recommendation Selenium
"In evaluating 59 patients with lymphoid malignancies such as Hodgkin's disease, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, multiple myeloma and chronic lymphocytic leukemia, it was found that serum selenium concentrations were significantly lower in patients than in controls..."
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Polycythemia Vera |
The Condition
"...Rarely, polycythemia vera progresses to leukemia; certain treatments increase this likelihood..."
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Rosy Periwinkle |
As A Treatment
"...Vincristine has proved most effective in treating childhood leukemia; vinblastine in treating testicular cancer and Hodgkin's disease (cancer of the lymphatic system)..."
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Royal Jelly |
As A Treatment
"...10-HDA has been shown to contain some of the following activities: weak antibacterial activity, inhibition of transplantable tumor and leukemia in mice, immune enhancing, liver-protectant, antiinflammatory, and radiation-protectant..."
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Sideroblastic Anemia |
The Condition
"...Causes & Development Sideroblastic anemia is also associated with ... Leukemia..."
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