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Acute Myelogenous Leukemia
Acute myelogenous leukemia is one of the most common types of leukemia in adults, affecting more than 10,000 adults that are diagnosed every year in the U.S. This type of leukemia is a blood cancer that develops in specific types of white blood cells that are used by the body to fight off infection. The white blood cells affected are called granulocytes and monocytes that are created from stem cells that have the ability to develop into different kinds of blood cells.
Acute myelogenous leukemia develops and white blood cells are not able to grow properly. The cells are not able to grow beyond a certain point early in development and cannot differentiate into functional types of white cells because of this. Why this occurs is not understood. Many acute myelogenous leukemia patients end up becoming anemic because the leukemia cells keep the production of healthy cells due to the lack of oxygen-carrying red blood cells. Infections are more likely with acute myelogenous leukemia because there is not enough disease fighting white blood cells.
Acute myelogenous leukemia is often difficult to diagnose. Symptoms of the disease are very similar to flu or other common diseases, like fever, weakness, tiredness, or aches in bones or joints. Recovering from acute myelogenous leukemia depends on many different factors. Since there is no staging for acute myelogenous leukemia choosing the type of treatment can vary from chemotherapy, radiation therapy, bone marrow transplant, and biological therapy.
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