Sunday, April 12, 2015

Treatment

Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL):
Treatments


Today, I will be discussing the different treatment options for fighting ALL.  When deciding what treatment to follow for ALL a number of factors need to be taken into account.  The appearance of the lymphocytes, the subtype, whether the patient has had cancer treatment in the past, whether ALL is left the bone marrow, presence of systemic infection, and the patients age and general health.
Cancer treatment has come so far today!  We are so lucky that there are now choices and different ways to fight this horrible childhood illness.  Lets explore these treatment options below:

Chemotherapy- a toxic drug is administered to the body that works by killing the cancer cells, but it also affects many of the health cells.  A central line is placed surgically in a vein in the upper chest.  This line works as a port where medication and chemo can be administered and blood tests can be drawn from.  This port makes it so the patient does not need to be constantly stuck with needles.  The goal of induction is remission meaning eliminating leukoblastic cells from the body.  Many times remission is not achieved after one round of treatment and additional rounds are required.

Central Nervous System (CNS) Prophylaxis- cancer cells often collect in the spinal cord and brain.  It this is not treated relapse will likely occur.  A drug is injected directly into the spinal column and other hard places the chemotherapy cannot reach.

Stem Cell Transplantation- Many patients need more than chemotherapy and will follow this treatment with a stem cell transplant.  It can be challenging to find a perfect match; many times it is a family member that meets the criteria.  A stem cell transplant can be dangerous for the patient.  In order to accept the transplant the patient’s immunsystem needs to be wiped out so the body does not reject the new stem cells entering the body.  However, when the transplant is a success the results can be amazing!


With all of these treatments the patient immune system needs to be closely protected.  All of these treatments greatly weaken the immune system, exposure to the simplest cold can be fatal to the patient.  These are some of the most common treatments.  However, science is constantly changing and improving!  We should all be excited about what cancer treatment looks like in the future!



Works Cited:

Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. (n.d.). Retrieved April 12, 2015, from http://www.lls.org/content/nationalcontent/resourcecenter/freeeducationmaterials/leukemia

Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Treatment (PDQ®). (2015, March 15). Retrieved March 21, 2015, from http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/childALL/Patient/page1

Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia . (n.d.). Retrieved March 21, 2015, from http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/990113-overview


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