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what is acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL),and what is the prognosis?
Acute lymphocytic leukemia that is known as ALL specificaly is one of the type of cancer that affect blood as well as bone marrow in an individual that is our spongy tissue that is seen inside the bones where the blood cells are synthesized .
It is called acute lymphocytic leukemia that is ALL which specificaly is from the idea that our disease will progresses in a very quickly as well as it will creates immature blood cells in our body , rather than the mature blood cells . So lymphocytic represent the lymphocytes that is the white blood cell as immature blood cells will be produced
Main symptom
Individual will have bleeding from their gums
Bone pain will also be present
Fever is a symptom
Frequent infections can occur in the individual
There can be occurence of severe nosebleeds
swelling of lymph nodes in the individual
The main kind of the prognostic as well as the predictive factors for ALL.
Age of an individual can affect prognosis
Younger adults has a much better as well as a much favourable prognosis than the older adults.
The White blood cell count in the individual
WBC count in the individual at the time of the diagnosis specificaly is one of the main prognostic factor for this disease condition . Individual who has the WBC count less than that of 30,000 for the B-cell acute lymphatic lukemia as well as less than that of 100,000 for T-cell ALL will be having a better prognosis
The prognosis of ALL is quick
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