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Leukemia - Symptoms
Symptoms of leukemia depend on how much the cancer has grown and may include:
- Fevers and night sweats.
- Frequent or unusual infections.
- Weakness and fatigue.
- Headaches.
- Bruising of the skin and bleeding from the gums or rectum.
- Bone pain.
- Joint pain.
- Swelling in the belly or pain on the left side of the belly or in the left shoulder from a swollen spleen.
- Swollen lymph nodes in the armpit, neck, or groin.
- Decreased appetite and weight loss because you feel full and don't want to eat.
The chronic forms of leukemia often cause no symptoms until much later in the disease.
Chronic Idiopathic Myelofibrosis
Note: Some citations in the text of this section are followed by a level of evidence. The PDQ editorial boards use a formal ranking system to help the reader judge the strength of evidence linked to the reported results of a therapeutic strategy. (Refer to the PDQ summary on Levels of Evidence for more information.) Disease Overview Chronic idiopathic myelofibrosis (also known as agnogenic myeloid metaplasia, primary myelofibrosis, myelosclerosis with myeloid metaplasia, and idiopathic...
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