Patient's question:
I have been experiencing dizziness recently, and I can't seem to eat properly either. My mental state isn't great either. When I went to the hospital for a check-up, they said it's a blood-related issue. Could you please tell me how long people generally live with leukemia?Doctor's answer:
Leukemia is a general term for two main types of diseases, primarily involving uncontrolled cell division, division, and inhibited apoptosis of self-repair cells, which infiltrate other non-self-repair tissues and organs while suppressing normal self-repair functions. Based on the rate of disease progression, it can be classified as acute or chronic leukemia. Acute leukemia cells are stuck in the early stage of division, primarily based on primitive and early immature cells, with rapid disease progression and a course of several months. Chronic leukemia cells divide relatively well, primarily based on immature and partially mature cells, with slow development and a course of several years, making it difficult to choose the length of life. Due to the complexity of leukemia classification and prognosis stratification, there are many treatment methods, and treatment plans need to be formulated based on classification and prognosis stratification. The main methods include: chemotherapy, radiation therapy, targeted therapy, immunotherapy, stem cell transplantation, etc.