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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.

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Last Updated: December 17, 2010
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