Question

Discuss the links between the characterists, types and contributing factors of leukemias and lymphomas

Answer 1

Leukemia and lymphoma are two types of cancer that affects blood, especially it affects white blood cells.

Leukemia:

It occures when bone marrow produces excess white blood cells. It is normally slow growing cancer. In a person with leukemia white blood cells grow rapidly and at last leads to less space for red blood cells.

There are four types of leukemia

1. Acute lymphocytic leukemia

2. Chronic lymphocytic leukemia

3. Acute myeloid leukemia

4. Chronic myeloid leukemia

Lymphoma:

It starts from immune system and affects lymphocytes amd lymph nodes. The lymphocytes include B cells and T cells

Types of lymphoma include:

1. Hodgkin lymphoma: which is less common amd affects reed reed-sterberg cells

2. Non-Hodgkin lymphoma: which affects either B cell or T cell

Depending on the type leukemia may vary in symptoms

Symptoms include:

Enlarged lymph nodes

Feeling tired

Shortness of breath

Fever, bleeding from nose and gums

Easily bruiced skin

Swelling of abdomen

Sweating at night

Hodgkin lymphoma symptoms include:

Presence of lump in the groin.neck

Fever

Unintentional weight loss

Fatigue

Loss of appetite

Severe itching

Difficulty breathing

Non-Hodgkin lymphoma include symptoms like:

Enlarged lymph nodes

Swollen abdomen

Fever

Fatigue

Shortness of breath

Cough

Weight loss

Fatigue

Sweating and chills

Risk factors of leukemia include:

Genetic disorder

Family history

Smoking

Previous history of chemotherapy or radiation

Exposure to certain type of chemicals

Risk facfor of Hodgkin lymphoma include

Family history

Weakened immune system

HIV infection

Previous exposure to ebstein barr virus

Risk factors of Non-Hodgkin lymphoma include:

Weakened immune system

Exposure to certain chemical

Previous exposure to radiation or chemotherapy

Auto immune disease

Chronic helicobacter pylori infection