10 Leukemia Symptoms
Reviewed: Dr. Mera
Symptom #10: Frequent Infections
In the body, white blood cells function to fight against infections. In leukemia, while there are excessive amounts of white blood cells, these white blood cells are abnormal and cannot function properly to help fight against infections.
Patients with leukemia will therefore tend to have recurrent infections and experience frequent illnesses. Due to the compromised immune system, it can be hard to overcome these infections. During treatment for leukemia (chemotherapy), more blood cells are further damaged increasing the risk of infection.
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