The first indications of leukemia often are nonspecific or vague. They may occur with other cancerous as well as non cancerous disorders. Although signs and symptoms vary for each type of leukemia, there are some general features. Broad symptoms of leukemia may include :
· Fatigue
· Malaise (vague feeling of bodily discomfort)
· Abnormal bleeding
· Excessive bruising
· Weakness
· Reduced exercise tolerance
· Weight loss
· Bone or joint pain
· Infection and fever
· Abdominal pain or "fullness"
· Enlarged spleen, lymph nodes, and liver
Chronic leukemia often goes undetected for many years until it is identified in a routine blood test. In fact, nearly one in five chronic leukemia patients have no symptoms at the time of their diagnosis. Most symptoms of acute leukemia are caused by a lack of normal blood cells. This is due to overcrowding of the blood forming bone marrow by leukemia cells.
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