Question | Answer |
Leukocytes | a colourless sell which circulates in the blood |
RBC | Red blood cells |
Platelets | little pieces of red blood cells which help prevent and heal wounds |
Stem cell | an undefined cell of a multicellular organism |
AML | Acute myeloid leukaemia |
steroids | Naturally produced substances |
Remission | where the serious illness improves for a short period of time 'the chemo was successful |
chemotherapy | the use of drug control to try cure cancer |
radiotherapy | treatment of cancer caused by the use of radiation |
prognosis | a doctors opinion on how the illness will develop |
Acute | something which isn't too serious but can lead to be serious |
Chronic | something which isn't easily treated |
relapse | becoming ill after seeming to improve |
WBC | White blood cells |
CML | chronic myelogenous |
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