Pennies for Patients

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Pennies for Patients Leukemia Webquest

1. What are the major types of childhood leukemia? Give a short description of each. (Hint: There are four. )

2. Find and copy definitions for the following terms:

A. White Cells

B. Red Cells

C. Platelets

D. Blast Cells

(Hint: you could use the dictionary link below from cancer.gov)

3. Do doctors even know what causes leukemia? Write a short response. 4. What are three of the possible environmental risk factors?

5.What are some of the signs and symptoms of childhood leukemia?

6.What are some tests that doctors may use to diagnose leukemia?

7. List and describe two treatments from each of the following links.

A. Cancer.org:

WebMD:

ucsfhealth: