Former Chinese President and former General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Jiang Zemin passed away in Shanghai today (30th) due to leukemia complicated with multiple organ failure.
According to the information from the Hospital Authority Zhiyou website, Leukemia, also known as "blood cancer", is one of the ten deadliest cancers in Hong Kong, with about 1,000 new cases every year.
Patients suffering from leukemia are prone to various complications, which may spread to lymph nodes, spleen, liver, central nervous system and other organs.
The early symptoms of chronic leukemia are unclear, such as enlarged liver, spleen and lymph nodes (neck, armpit, groin), frequent and repeated infections, oral inflammation, frequent bleeding (such as gums, nose) or wounds that are difficult to stop bleeding Symptoms may be suffering from leukemia, you should seek medical treatment as soon as possible.
Family doctor Lin Yonghe said that in general, leukemia is treated with bone marrow replacement, but it depends on the patient's physical condition. The bone marrow replacement can only be done after the patient's condition is stable. Older patients are difficult to replace the bone marrow because of their unstable condition.
In addition, it is not uncommon for leukemia to cause organ failure. The white blood cells in the patient's body are out of control, occupying blood vessels and bone marrow, leading to organ failure.
Jiang Zemin is considered one of the more versatile Chinese leaders.
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Family doctor Lin Yonghe pointed out that there are many types of leukemia (blood cancer), acute and chronic. Generally speaking, it refers to abnormal white blood cells that occupy bone marrow and blood vessels, affecting immunity and even causing organ failure.
Lin Yonghe said that the condition of the elderly is more difficult to stabilize, so it is difficult to perform bone marrow replacement therapy.
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He said that leukemia is generally treated with bone marrow replacement, but the bone marrow can be replaced only after the condition is stabilized. Older people are more difficult to stabilize their condition, so it is difficult to perform bone marrow replacement treatment. If the elderly have chronic diseases, the condition of leukemia is usually more severe. serious.
He pointed out that it is not uncommon for leukemia to cause organ failure, and explained that leukemia is a systemic disease. Blood is responsible for carrying oxygen to different organs, and it also plays an important role in removing toxins. When a patient suffers from leukemia, the white blood cells in the body will It will be uncontrolled and occupy blood vessels and bone marrow, leading to organ failure.
There are about 1,000 new cases in Hong Kong every year
According to information from the Zhiyou website of the Hospital Authority, leukemia (blood cancer) generally refers to cancers related to blood and bone marrow. It is divided into acute and chronic types, and also includes Hodgkin's lymphoma, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and bone marrow tumors. .
Leukemia is one of the ten deadliest cancers in Hong Kong, with approximately 1,000 new cases each year.
Unlike most other cancers, children and young people have the opportunity to suffer from this disease. However, leukemia is not a terminal disease, and it is one of the cancers with the highest cure rate. Early and correct treatment can greatly improve the patient's chances of recovery.
Leukemia prone to multiple complications
After patients suffer from leukemia, they are prone to various complications, which may spread to lymph nodes, spleen, liver, central nervous system and other organs. In addition, the diseased white blood cells cannot effectively resist infection. Patients often have various infections such as respiratory tract. It is also easy to bleed due to decreased platelets, including mouth, gastrointestinal tract, skin, etc.
Chronic leukemia is difficult to detect in the early stage
The early symptoms of chronic leukemia are not clear, and many patients do not even have any symptoms, so it is not easy to detect.
Hospital Authority Zhiyou website reminds, if you experience easy fatigue, night sweats, fever, anemia, weight loss, loss of appetite, swelling of liver, spleen and lymph nodes (neck, armpit, groin), frequent and repeated infections, sore throat, oral inflammation If you often have symptoms of bleeding (such as gums, nose) or wounds that are difficult to stop bleeding, you should seek medical treatment as soon as possible, and check with a full blood picture or bone marrow test.
The specific cause of leukemia has not yet been determined
It is also mentioned in the data that the specific cause of leukemia has not yet been determined. At present, the medical community preliminarily believes that it is due to genetic mutations that cause the bone marrow to produce a large number of immature lymphocytes and flood the body, which hinders normal operation; or the sequence of individual chromosomes in the patient's body Alteration, mutations in genes, out-of-control production of white blood cells, overproduction of white blood cells, and even destruction of bone marrow.
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