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Leukemia

Common Signs & Symptoms of Leukemia

The Mayo Clinic defines leukemia as “cancer of the body’s blood-forming tissues.” The disease most commonly affects white blood cells, which mutate and become cancerous. These cells are are primarily produced in the bone marrow, but certain types are also made in the lymph nodes, spleen and thymus gland. Each of the seven subtypes of […]

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Leukemia

Breast Feeding Could Prevent Childhood Leukemia, Study Finds

The Mayo Clinic defines leukemia as “cancer of the body’s blood-forming tissues.” The disease most commonly affects white blood cells, which mutate and become cancerous. These cells are are primarily produced in the bone marrow, but certain types are also made in the lymph nodes, spleen and thymus gland. Each of the seven subtypes of […]

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