What are Some Childhood Leukemia Symptoms?
Leukemia is a type of cancer that occurs within the white blood cells. Children who develop leukemia show abnormal amounts of white blood cells in their bone marrow. While white blood cells have the role of protecting our bodies from disease, abnormal white blood cells are defective and overcrowd the bone marrow, interfering with the proper functioning of all blood cells inside the body.
Leukemia is a type of cancer that occurs within the white blood cells. Children who develop leukemia show abnormal amounts of white blood cells in their bone marrow. While white blood cells have the role of protecting our bodies from disease, abnormal white blood cells are defective and overcrowd the bone marrow, interfering with the proper functioning of all blood cells inside the body. There are two main types of childhood leukemia. Acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) can appear and worsen rather quickly. The symptoms associated with acute lymphocytic leukemia can appear quickly as well. Acute lymphocytic leukemia accounts for approximately 80% of all childhood leukemia cases and is sometimes known as lymphoid leukemia or lymphoblastic leukemia.
