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There are two biggies here: leukaemia, and lymphoma. | There are two biggies here: leukaemia, and lymphoma. | ||
===Leukaemia=== | ===Leukaemia=== | ||
Basically, there's [[acute lymphoblastic leukaemia]] (ALL - this is pronounced "AY-ELL-ELL", not "all") and [[acute myeloid leukaemia]] (AML). ALL is the biggie in [[paeds]], and there's probably a load more but I'd rather learn about the common ones, to be honest. | Basically, there's [[acute lymphoblastic leukaemia]] (ALL - this is pronounced "AY-ELL-ELL", not "all") and [[acute myeloid leukaemia]] (AML). ALL is the biggie in [[paeds]], and there's probably a load more but I'd rather learn about the common ones, to be honest. | ||
Latest revision as of 06:31, 5 April 2013
There are two biggies here: leukaemia, and lymphoma.
Leukaemia
Basically, there's acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL - this is pronounced "AY-ELL-ELL", not "all") and acute myeloid leukaemia (AML). ALL is the biggie in paeds, and there's probably a load more but I'd rather learn about the common ones, to be honest.
Lymphoma
Just like leukaemia, there's two basic types based around a bloke called Hodgkin who I assume was pretty damn clever. There is Hodgkin's lymphoma and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Presumably, he was pretty badass if he got a whole set of cancers named after him. The former is more common in adolescence, the latter in childhood.
Other stuff
There are a few other nasties to deal with:
- Brain tumours aren't much fun.
- Neuroblastoma also fall into that category.
- Try to avoid getting Wilm's Tumour
- Retinoblastoma - think this if you get an abnormal red reflex in the eye of a child.