HAIRY CELL LEUKEMIA

It is cancer of white blood cell in which B lymphocyte a type of w.b.c start growing abnormally in the body.

These cells look hairy under microscope so it’s called as hairy cell leukemia.

It’s a slow growing cancer

CAUSE of HAIRY CELL LEUKEMIA

Hairy cell leukemia happen when DNA of B-cells develops changes and these changes leads to overproduction of abnormal B-cell in body.

Exact cause what leads to these changes is not know yet but there are some risk factor which increase tendency of this cancer in people.

  These factors are:

1. Male
2. Older  people  above 50 year are at higher risk
3. Family history of cancer
4. Being white 

SYMPTOMS of HAIRY CELL Cancer

• Fever
• Loss of appetite
• Weight loss
• Easily and recurrent infections
• Bruising easily, bleeding from nose
• Difficulty in breathing / shortness of breath
• Weakness, fatigue due to anemia
• Left side of abdomen below ribs having feeling of fullness and pain
• Lump around neck, underarms, stomach and groin region usually painful

DIAGNOSIS of HAIRY CELL LEUKEMIA:

1. Physical examination
2. Complete blood count
3. Peripheral blood smear – check blood cell under microscope look for tiny hairy projection in cell
4. Bone marrow aspiration/ biopsy
5. CT-scan – to examine size of spleen, liver, lymph nodes
6. Flow cytometry- Measures the No. Of cell and cell characteristics of cell such as size, shape

PRECAUTION HAIRY CELL Cancer

1. Avoid smoking
2. Adopt healthy life style
3. Maintain weight
4. Eat fresh and seasonal food items
5. Maintain hygiene
6. Regular exercise, walk
7. Drink plenty of water
8. Regular checkup
9. Manage stress

HOMOEOPATHIC TREATMENT HAIRY CELL CANCER

Arsenicum Album

1. Easily bleeding from gum, nose, in stool, cough
2. Vomiting and nausea
3. Liver and spleen enlarge and painful
4. Ascitis
5. Weakness, easily exhausted
6. High grade fever
7. Air passage constricted, suffocative feeling
8. Gradual loss of weight
9. Loss of appetite, smell of food induce vomiting

Kalium Carbonicum

1. Sensation of lump in stomach
2. Constant feeling, as if stomach full of water
3. Epigastric pain radiate to back
4. Left hypochondrium painful
5. Epistaxis on washing the face in early morning
6. Great exhaustion
7. Burning in spine
8. Pain in bones

  Phosphorus

1. Slight injury bleeds profusely
2. Arm and hand become numb, weakness, joint suddenly give way
3. Weakness and trembling
4. Pale, sickly complexion, blue rings around eyes
5. Fever with profuse perspiration
6. Epistaxix from nose
7. Swollen and easily bleed gums
8. Cutting sharp pain in abdomen