What department should you go to for leukemia?

Written by Li Fang Fang
Hematology
Updated on June 29, 2025
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Leukemia is a type of malignant blood cancer and should be treated by a hematologist. Common clinical manifestations of leukemia include infections, anemia, and bleeding. Infections occur because leukemia patients have weak immune systems, potentially leading to severe infections. These infections may affect the lungs, urinary system, or intestines. Anemia can cause leukemia patients to appear pale, feel weak, have poor appetite, and have decreased tolerance for activity. Bleeding may manifest as bleeding gums, nasal bleeding, or bleeding from skin and mucous membranes. When such symptoms appear, a routine blood test should be conducted. If the test indicates a possibility of leukemia, further correction by a hematologist is necessary.

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The difference between chronic granulocytic leukemia and leukemia

Chronic granulocytic leukemia is no different from leukemia; it's simply a type of leukemia. Leukemia is divided into acute leukemia and chronic leukemia, with chronic leukemia further divided into chronic granulocytic leukemia and chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Currently, chronic granulocytic leukemia can be clinically cured by oral tyrosine kinase inhibitors, unlike other acute leukemias that require hospitalization for intravenous chemotherapy. Patients with chronic granulocytic leukemia need to regularly return to outpatient clinics for follow-ups and medication guidance after taking oral medications. Overall, the prognosis for chronic granulocytic leukemia is relatively good, with a comparatively longer survival period. (Medication should be used under the guidance of a doctor.)

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Does leukemia cause vomiting?

Leukemia can cause vomiting. There are two reasons why leukemia patients experience vomiting: one is caused by the leukemia itself. If the white blood cell count in leukemia patients abnormally increases to more than 100×10^9/L, this condition is called hyperleukocytosis. In the state of hyperleukocytosis, the body is in a state of ischemia and hypoxia, which can manifest as dizziness, headache, and vomiting in the nervous system. The other reason is that during chemotherapy, the use of chemotherapy drugs can lead to gastrointestinal reactions such as nausea and vomiting.

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What is acute leukemia?

Acute leukemia is a malignant clonal disease originating from hematopoietic stem progenitor cells. Normally, hematopoietic stem progenitor cells differentiate into white blood cells, which gradually mature into normal white blood cells. However, leukemia cells are primitive cells and immature cells, which means that the hematopoietic stem cells lose the ability to differentiate and mature. Additionally, they proliferate massively in the bone marrow while suppressing normal hematopoietic functions, and can widely infiltrate various organs such as the liver, spleen, and lymph nodes. Due to the suppression of bone marrow hematopoiesis, patients may exhibit clinical manifestations such as anemia, bleeding, and infections. Patients with acute leukemia often seek medical attention because of fever, fatigue, or bleeding from the skin and mucous membranes.

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Symptoms of leukemia

The symptoms of leukemia can be categorized into four main types: infections, anemia, bleeding, and organ infiltration. Infections occur due to a decrease in neutrophils, leading to poor resistance of the body and can trigger infections in various parts, such as lung infections, gastrointestinal infections, urinary system infections, etc. Anemia is caused by the growth of leukemia cells, which leads to limited erythropoiesis in the bone marrow, resulting in symptoms such as dizziness, headache, fatigue, poor appetite, and decreased tolerance to activity. Bleeding is due to a significant reduction in platelets in leukemia patients, making spontaneous bleeding more likely, which can manifest as bleeding from the skin and mucous membranes, organ bleeding, etc. Tumor infiltration can lead to abnormalities in other organs.

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What is leukemia?

Leukemia is a malignant tumor of the hematopoietic system that originates from hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells. It involves leukemia cells that have proliferative and survival advantages, proliferating and accumulating uncontrollably in the body, gradually replacing normal hematopoiesis to form pathological hematopoiesis. Furthermore, it invades other organs and systems, leading to symptoms such as anemia, bleeding, and infections, which eventually cause death. The incidence of leukemia is 4.8/100000-7.1/100000 in males and 3.2/100000-4.6/100000 in females, with significant variations in incidence, mortality rates, and distribution among different types of leukemia and various regions and ethnic groups. Early on, it was recognized that leukemia is not an inflammation, and the views that leukemia is caused by a lack of certain substances have been proven incorrect. Currently, it is understood that the causative factors of leukemia are related to infections, radiation, chemical agents, lifestyle, and genetics.