Leukemia

Question 1

Leukemia is the cancer in/of _____________

Answer 1

blood forming tissues and cells; ie. stem cells

Question 2

T/F: leukemia is cancer of stem cells

Answer 2

true

Question 3

leukemia often occurs in what blood cell?

Answer 3

white blood cell - but can still occur in other blood cells like red or platelets

Question 4

WBCs are considered ___ cells

Answer 4

stem

Question 5

blood cells become ___ or ____

Answer 5

lymphocytes or myeloid cells

Question 6

what staging system does Leukemia use?

Answer 6

FAB –> FABulous song from Phineas and Ferb and guy has WHITE HAIR like WBCs

Question 7

lymphocytes are a type of _____ blood cell. And include __ or __ lymphocytes

Answer 7

white blood cell; and include B or T lymphocytes

Question 8

myeloid cells can develop into what?

Answer 8

RBCs, granulocytes, or other WBCs (that are not lymphocytes)

Question 9

how is Leukemia named? –> based on _____

Answer 9

based on which bone marrow cells the cancer starts in; so either lymphocytes or myeloid cells!

Question 10

what is difference between “lymphocytic leukemias” and “lymphomas”

Answer 10

lymphomas start in lymph nodes and lymph tissues - and lymphocytic leukemias start in the bone marrow and blood

Question 11

what does FAB stand for?

Answer 11

French American and British

Question 12

label A, B, and C
-either Lymphoid, White, Myeloid

Answer 12

A = Myeloid stem cell
B = Lymphoid stem cell
C = White blood cell

Question 13

how many types of Leukemia are there?

Answer 13

4

Question 14

name the 4 types of Leukemia -

Answer 14

ALL (acute lymphocytic leukemia), AML (acute myeloid leukemia), CLL (chronic lymphocytic leukemia), CML (chronic myeloid leukemia)

Question 15

leukemias are classified by their rate of _______ - so going into either _____ or _____

Answer 15

progression; acute or chronic

Question 16

Acute or Chronic Leukemia is being described - fast growing and progress quickly

Answer 16

ACUTE

Question 17

Acute or Chronic Leukemia is being described - slow growing and progress slowly

Answer 17

CHRONIC

Question 18

which leukemia, chronic or acute, is harder to cure typically

Answer 18

chronic - … concept check: we want rapidly dividing, which could be acute

Question 19

in which leukemia, chronic or acute, do cells mature partially but not fully

Answer 19

chronic - look normal but don’t act normal

Question 20

which leukemia is MOST common in children?

Answer 20

ALL

Question 21

of the four, which leukemia is most common? and most common in adults?

Answer 21

AML

Question 22

Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia can also be called what?

Answer 22

Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Question 23

which leukemia is associated with Auer Rods?

Answer 23

AML

Question 24

Acute Myeloid Leukemia can also be called what?

Answer 24

Acute Myelocytic Leukemia

Question 25

which Leukemia is NOT typically treated with BMT?

Answer 25

CLL

Question 26

which Leukemia has majority of older patients

Answer 26

CLL

Question 27

Which Leukemia is associated with Philadelphia chromosome?

Answer 27

CML

Question 28

what are 3 stages of CML?

Answer 28

chronic, accelerated, blast crisis

Question 29

CLL is very RARE in who?

Answer 29

children

Question 30

Chronic Myeloid Leukemia is also called what?

Answer 30

Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia

Question 31

which Leukemia has radiation exposure (like atomic bomb or nuclear accident) as a high-risk factor?

Answer 31

CML

Question 32

BMT is a _____ transplant

Answer 32

stem cell

Question 33

BMT gives patient healthy ____ cells

Answer 33

hematopoietic cells

Question 34

what are the different types of BMT? (3)

Answer 34

allogenic, syngenic, autologous

Question 35

of the following, which is being described? - allogenic, syngenic, autologous
“stem cells come from a donor”

Answer 35

allogenic; best match is someone related to patient like a sibling

Question 36

of the following, which is being described? - allogenic, syngenic, autologous
“stem cells come from identical twin”

Answer 36

syngenic; if patient DOES have an identical twin, this is best trt

Question 37

of the following, which is being described? - allogenic, syngenic, autologous
“stem cells of own patient are removed, and given back after a treatment occurs”

Answer 37

autologous