Treatment of leukemia in Israel

Leukemia, leukemia or cancer of the blood is considered an oncological disease of the main environment of the human body, washing all organs and tissues and performing the functions of exchange and protection. The disease progresses when there is uncontrolled division and mutation of the embryonic cells of the bone marrow, from which the blood cells - lymphocytes and myelocytes develop. In this case, radically altered and inferior blood cells are born , unable to perform the functions of protecting the organism assigned to them.

As a result, there is a shortage of erythrocytes (red cells transporting oxygen along the body), white blood cells (protecting the body from viruses) and platelets (responsible for blood clotting and cessation of bleeding). This leads to the appearance of irreversible changes in organs and epithelium, disruption of function and a sharp weakening of the body.

Factors affecting the organs that produce blood and promote the growth of cancer cells are ionizing radiation, viral infections, harmful chemicals, for example, benzene. Progression of leukemia in children is usually associated with pathological changes in genes due to exposure to the embryo of nicotine and alcohol.

Leukemia does not have a particular clinical picture. Patients present general malaise, weakness, dizziness, viral and inflammatory processes begin, nosebleeds, bleeding gums, anemia develops. By metastasizing to lymph nodes and other organs, malignant cells cause swelling and painful sensations.

Diagnosis of leukemia in Israel begins with a study of the patient's history, checking the size of the lymph nodes in the neck, in the armpits and in the groin, visual examination of the dimensions of the liver and spleen.

An extensive blood test and special tests are conducted to help research genes, unusual cells and proteins in them (cytogenetic analysis), accurately determine the category and subspecies of leukemia in the patient (immunophenotyping), predict the possibility of remission of the disease and even determine the positive outcome.

To assess the activity of the cancer process, the degree of its severity, effectiveness and potential unexpected phenomena of chemotherapy, bone marrow puncture and removal of a sample of red bone marrow are performed. To indicate the extent of infection with the oncological process of internal organs (liver, spleen), lymph nodes in the abdominal and thoracic cavities, computed tomography (CT) is very helpful.

The treatment of leukemia in Israel is made taking into account its type, the period of the disease, the presence of complications, the work of the immune and endocrine systems, age and is conducted in the most innovative ways.

Chemical therapy with the use of cytotoxic drugs, which block the tumor growth of blood cells, is considered the main method of treating leukemia in Israel.

Radiation treatment is also carried out.

Bone marrow transplantation, leading to the renewal of hematopoiesis, is a good result. For innovative bone marrow transplantation operations in Israel, donor-relatives are no longer always required, but stem cells from the umbilical cord, blood plasma, bone marrow of any healthy donor are used. In Israel, there are storages of stem cells of quality donors and the patient himself, extracted at the stage of persistent remission of the disease. In terms of the number of such operations, Israel fairly holds one of the leading places in world medicine.

With different ways of treating leukemia in Israel, immunotherapy (target therapy), working at the cellular level to create blood cells, is performed to strengthen the body. To the infected cells of the blood, special antibodies are developed to suppress their development.