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	Childhood Leukaemia
		Leukaemia is the most common cancer of childhood.
		Leukaemia Care Society (UK) A support group extablished in 1967 which provides support for children and adults with lekaemia and their families.
		Leukaemia Busters (UK) This is a registered charity based at Southampton General Hospital.
	www.cancerindex.org /ccw/guide2l.htm (1771 words)

	Down's Syndrome and Leukaemia
		Leukaemia is from 10 to 30 times more common in these children than in the general population.
		The age distribution of leukaemia in children with in Down's syndrome is the same as in the general population.
		Acute myeloid leukaemia is also seen at a higher than normal rate in Down's syndrome and the disease is typically seen at an earlier age than in other children with AML.
	www.he.net /~altonweb/cs/downsyndrome/lrf.html (585 words)

	HON Mother & Child Glossary, Childhood Cancers: Leukaemia
		Leukaemia refers to any of several types of cancers that affect blood cells, including oxygen-carrying red cells; certain infection-fighting white cells, such as granulocytes, macrophages and lymphocytes; and platelets, which aid in blood clotting.
		A leukaemia begins when an immature blood cell in the marrow, known as a progenitor cell, becomes cancerous, dividing uncontrollably and overriding the body's normal restrictions on cell division.
		Treatment of leukaemia depends on the type and extent of the disease and is tailored to each individual patient.
	www.hon.ch /Dossier/MotherChild/child_cancer/cancer_leukemia.html (807 words)

	LEUKAEMIA : ACUTE
		The common symptoms of acute leukaemia are therefore tiredness, fever, infections and bruising or bleeding.
		Until the leukaemia cells have been cleared from the marrow and the normal cells have recovered, the patient remains anaemic and is at risk of infection and bleeding.
		Leukaemia is not inherited or infectious and cannot be passed on to family or friends.
	www.surgerydoor.co.uk /medical_conditions/Indices/L/leukaemia.htm (907 words)

	Leukaemia symptoms treatment information cure prevention (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Leukaemia is a cancer of the white blood cells.
		Chronic leukaemia cells tend to accumulate in the blood whereas acute leukaemia cells tend to accumulate in both the blood and bone marrow.
		The main symptoms of leukaemia are anaemia, frequent bruising, infections and abnormal bleeding.
	www.aicr.org.uk /LeukaemiaFAQs.stm (836 words)

	Leukaemia
		Leukaemia (or leukemia) is a type of cancer that affects the bone marrow, which is the soft, spongy centre of the bone that produces blood cells.
		Promyelocytic leukaemia is a malignancy of the bone marrow in which there is a deficiency of mature blood cells in the myeloid line of cells and an excess of immature cells called promyelocytes.
		Leukaemia is cancer of the white blood cells in the bone marrow.
	www.healthinsite.gov.au /topics/Leukaemia (660 words)

	Fact File - Leukaemia - Library A-Z - Health Matters
		Leukaemia is a cancer of the blood –; or more correctly, a cancer of the white cells in the blood.
		Sometimes, especially if the leukaemia is progressing slowly and the disease is in the early stages, none of these symptoms may be present and the condition may be discovered during a blood test done for some other reason.
		Leukaemia is a very disruptive condition, taking people away from work, school, family commitments, and friends at short notice to begin hospital treatment.
	abc.net.au /health/library/ff_leukaemia.htm (1919 words)

	Leukaemia Pages - What is it?
		Most symptoms of chronic leukaemia are caused by a shortage of normal blood cells, a result of the crowding out of normal blood cell-producing bone marrow by leukaemia cells.
		This system generally does not apply to leukaemia because leukaemia is a disease of the blood cells and does not usually form a solid mass or tumor.
		This is because leukaemia is a disease of blood and bone marrow and it is not possible to bring about a cure with surgery.
	www.walles.co.uk /leukaemia/whatisit.htm (3612 words)

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