Leucemia: uma revisão da literatura

Abstract

It is understood that the history of Leukemia began in the 17th century, and that today cancer is the main cause of death in developed countries. Leukemia is a cancer that affects white blood cells, cells responsible for defending our body against infections and is classified as Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Chronic Myeloid Leukemia, Acute Lymphoid Leukemia and Chronic Lymphoid Leukemia. The objective of this work was to understand how the disease was discovered, its manifestations, types, forms of diagnosis and the main forms of treatment. The research was carried out through articles about the different types of Leukemia, composed of works that include people of both sexes. This study shows the various changes caused by the proliferation of abnormal white blood cells found in the bloodstream, their cellular classifications, cytogenetic techniques and the forms of treatment for each change in the disease. In view of this, the importance of diagnosing and classifying the disease is highlighted, as through its prognosis a better therapy can be chosen for the patient.