Leukemia is a malignant cancer in which abnormal cancer cells are produced in the bone marrow (American Cancer Society, 2014) . Bone marrow is the soft, inner part of bones, such as the skull, shoulder blades, ribs, pelvic (hip) bones, and backbones. The bone marrow consists of blood stem cells, fat cells, mature blood-forming cells, and tissue that support cell growth. Leukemia is the production of abnormal white blood cells- which fight off infections (MedicineNet, 2015). In the bone marrow, the process of the blood stem cells developing into new blood cells is when the cells become either lymphocytes ( a form of white blood cells) or other blood-forming cells, otherwise known as myeloid cells. The other blood-forming (known as myeloid) …show more content…
Treatment is determined by the age of the patient; it is different for those younger than 60 and those older than 60. Whether they have received prior chemotherapy, whether they have other medical problems, treatment is carried out by two phases: induction remission and consolidation therapy. Induction uses chemotherapy to induce remission ( permanent or temporary decrease in the disease)(normal-appearing blood and bone marrow), Consolidation therapy is used to achieve a long-lasting remission. The type of treatment offered in this phase depends on the response to the treatment used in the induction …show more content…
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