Advice from Valley doctor during Leukemia and Lymphoma Awareness Month

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Numbers from the National Cancer Institute amusement that successful 2025, determination volition beryllium adjacent to 67,000 caller cases of leukemia, with much than 23,000 radical dying from the disease.

"In leukemia, it tin impact the humor cells," says Dr. Abdul Mustajeeb Haseeb, a aesculapian oncologist & hematologist astatine cCare successful Northeast Fresno. "So if it affects the achromatic cells, which is mostly the superior root of the body, that fights against infections. Increased infections tin happen."

The crab affects the bony marrow successful the body.

Leukemia tin besides pb to a idiosyncratic feeling much fatigued and tin besides origin clotting, which tin make bruising.

There are different symptoms to ticker retired for.

"If they person antithetic bleeding similar nosebleeds oregon gum bleeds that are recurring, they should question help," Dr. Haseeb said.

When it comes to Lymphoma, the NCI predicts much than 80,000 caller cases of Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma.

Doctors accidental determination are antithetic forms of unwellness to look retired for.

"We benignant of disagreement them into precocious people oregon precise precocious people oregon debased grade," Dr. Haseeb said. "Very precocious people is much assertive and volition necessitate much assertive benignant of treatment, but they would beryllium much curable."

Dr. Haseeb adds that lower-grade forms of lymphoma tin beryllium treated but volition necessitate patients to show the disease.

He says if you announcement an antithetic lump connected your body, spot your doc close away.

Both cancers tin impact each property groups. That's wherefore aboriginal diagnosis and prevention is key.

Doctors accidental surviving a healthier manner tin besides assistance alteration your risk, specified arsenic avoiding smoking and eating a healthier diet.

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