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Diagnosis
Your doctor will do a blood test, and if this shows that you have A HIGH number of faulty white blood cells and a LOW number of normal ones, he or she will then do a bone marrow biopsy. If you need a boost of normal white blood cells, you will probably have a blood transfusion.
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Leukaemia means cancer of the blood.
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Chemotherapy is usually used to fight leukaemia.
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The Medikidz explain how the blood test diagnoses leukaemia.
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The Medikidz explain leukaemia.
