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A symptom is an indication of disease, illness, injury, or that something is not right in the body. Symptoms are felt or noticed by a person, but may not easily be noticed by anyone else. For example, chills, weakness, achiness, shortness of breath, and a cough may be symptoms of pneumonia. A sign is also an indication that something is not right in the body. But signs are defined as things that can be seen by a doctor, nurse, or other health care professional. Fever, rapid breathing rate, and abnormal breathing sounds heard through a stethoscope may be signs of pneumonia.

Having one symptom or sign may not give enough information to suggest a cause. For example, a rash in a child could be a symptom of a number of things including poison ivy, an infectious disease like measles, Continue Reading

 

Leukemia is cancer of the blood cells. It is characterized by the uncontrolled growth of developing bone marrow cells. It is not a single disease, but a group of malignancies in which the bone marrow and blood-forming organs produce excessive numbers of white blood cells. White blood cells develop from a type of cell in the bone marrow called a stem cell. When the process of white cell maturation goes awry, leukemia results. Immature white cells prevent the normal production of all blood cells, including white blood cells, which fight infection..

 

Signs and Symptoms

wo general categories of leukemia are acute and chronic. In acute leukemia, symptoms appear quickly and worsen quickly. This Continue Reading

I haven’t ever met anyone that hasn’t had cancer in their family. One of my friends from my first junior college had it on both sides of her family-breast cancer, lung cancer, and brain cancer were prominant in her family. Men are more than likely at risk for Prostate Cancer, and there are dreaded childhood cancers, too. If you’re a smoker/drinker, you run the risk of stomach cancer, cervical cancer, or liver cancer. Cancer can occur anywhere in the body, and spread around the body. It doesn’t discriminate with age, sex, or race. What’s important is what we do in our life to prevent it from happening to us.

First, and perhaps most important, don’t get into the habit of smoking. This plays a major role in all of the leading cancer deaths, Continue Reading

Acute myelogenous leukemia

AML, (acute myelogenous leukemia), is an aggressive cancer of the bone marrow and blood. It is the most common type of leukemia. AML is also known by the following names-acute myeloblastic leukemia, acute myeloid leukemia, acute granulocytic leukemia or acute nonlymphocytic leukemia. Blood cells are malformed and useless. The cells can accumulate in parts of the body.

Acute myelogenous leukemia statistics

• Rare in people under 40 years old

• More common in men than in women

• Average age is 65 years old

• 5-year survival rate

o under 65 years old-33%

o over 65 years old-4%

• 2007 it is predicted there will be 13,000 cases (majority Continue Reading

If you are the proud owner of a kitty, then you should take the time to learn about feline leukemia. Many cats die each year from this dangerous disease, which has been found to be caused by a virus which is highly contagious. To protect your precious cat, you should take the time to learn more about feline leukemia, and what you can do to help protect your cat from it.

Feline leukemia is a virus that causes other more serious diseases, such as cancer and anemia. There is only a ten percent chance of survival for cats that contract feline leukemia, very few living longer than three years after contracting the virus. Any cat can contract feline leukemia, but young kittens are particularly vulnerable, especially those who are younger than six months old.

Like many other Continue Reading