The leukemia symptoms you experience will be affected by how many leukemia cells are in your body and where the cells have collected. They may include:
- Shortness of breath when walking or at rest
- Swollen lymph nodes that usually don't hurt (especially lymph nodes in the neck or armpit)
- Fevers or night sweats
- Frequent infections or poor healing of minor cuts
- Feeling very weak or tired
- Bleeding and bruising easily (bleeding gums, purplish patches in the skin or tiny red spots under the skin called petechiae)
- Swelling or discomfort in the abdomen (from a swollen spleen or liver)
- Weight loss for no known reason
- Pain in the bones or joints or back
- Headaches, new numbness or tingling
- Spots or lumps on the skin
Diagnosing leukemia
If you have symptoms of leukemia, you need to be evaluated by a team of experts who specialize in this complex disease.
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