Leukemia, commonly known as “blood cancer”, is a malignant clonal disease of hematopoietic stem cells. According to the survey, the prevalence of leukemia in China is 3-4/100,000 in urban and rural areas, ranking 6th in the mortality rate of malignant tumors, and has become one of the diseases that seriously affect health and life safety. However, many early symptoms of leukemia are often ignored, leading to more and more patients delaying the best time for treatment and causing more harm. If symptoms and abnormalities can be detected early, the possibility of cure is much greater.
The following abnormalities should be noted: 1, anemia Anemia is the most common and first symptom of leukemia, mainly manifested as a pale face, weakness, excessive sweating, easy to walk, or exercise shortness of breath and dizziness.
2, fever Fever is one of the most common symptoms of leukemia, mostly the first symptom of acute leukemia, the body temperature can be up to 38 ℃ to 39 ℃, and persistent.
3, bleeding Bleeding is also a common symptom of leukemia bleeding sites are available throughout the body, especially the nasal cavity, oral cavity, gums, subcutaneous, common under the eyes, there can also be intracranial, inner ear and visceral bleeding.
4, gum swelling Leukemia cell infiltration appears gum hyperplasia, serious gum swelling like sponge, the surface breaks bleeding.
5.Bone and joint pain A common symptom of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children, caused by the massive proliferation of blood cancer cells in the bone marrow.
6.Lymph node enlargement Acute lymphocytic leukemia is the most common. Most leukemia patients have enlarged lymph under the jaw, neck, supraclavicular, axillary and inguinal areas, often without obvious pain.
7. Hepatosplenomegaly Half of the leukemia patients will have hepatosplenomegaly, which is most significant in acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
8. Headache and vomiting The leukemia cells penetrate into the central nervous system.
Therefore, you should go to the hospital promptly when the above situation occurs.