ACUTE LEUKEMIA

In Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML) and Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL), The original Acute Leukemia Cell goes on to form about a trillion more Leukemia Cells. These cells are described as "nonfunctional" because they do not work like normal cells. They also crowd out the normal cells in the marrow; in turn, this causes a decrease in the number of new normal cells made in the marrow. This further results in low red cell count (Anemia). The lack of normal white cells impairs the body's ability to fight infection. A shortage in Platelets result in brusing and easy bleeding.