Acute leukemia involves the most primitive types of leukemia cells. It is a rapidly progressing disease that results in the accumulation of immature cells in the marrow and blood that do not function. In most cases, the marrow can no longer produce enough normal red and white blood cells and platelets. This class of cancer leads to an overproduction of blood cells that have similar characteristics, which mean that they are clones. Cloned cells share two common features that lead to the symptoms of leukemia. The first is that the cells divide without control and fail to respond to the signals that tell them to stop. The second is that these cells have a longer life than normal cells and gradually acc

The fourth category is psychological. This category refers to how the patients see themselves and to what they do once they have the disease. Psychologically, in the beginning, the patient has no idea that they have leukemia. The initial symptoms that they feel can easily be associated with other conditions. So their first response is not to go to the doctor to get checked out. At first they would try home remedies until the symptoms persist for a long period of time. This is the point in which the patient will seek the help of a qualified physician. Once they have been diagnosed with the disease the patient begins to feel that their life is over. This is because the overall survival rate for the disease is only 5-7 years. This means that if you are diagnosed in the beginning stages of the disease, doctors are only giving you up to 7 years to live even with treatment (www.leukemia.org). It is very hard for these patients to return to their normal roles in society because only 65 percent of the people diagnosed go into complete remission. But with treatment and a strong support system, patient's ability to cope with this disease is very high. They have a very good sense of personal competence and they do not have to rely solely on others.

umulate in the bone marrow (www.leukemia.org).

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