What if you have frequent nosebleeds and bruises all over your body? “You have to suspect leukemia”

Lee Min-young is said to have bruises on his body and frequent nosebleeds.-Bum-Joon Lee, a specialist in occupational and environmental medicine at KMI Gwanghwamun Center, said, “If you have severe bruises or frequent nosebleeds without any other cause, and you cannot stop bleeding, you should suspect a blood-related disease. This symptom is a leukemia signal. “When leukemia progresses, normal cells in the blood decrease. As platelets of blood cells decrease, bruising often occurs, nosebleeds or bleeding gums occur, and blood does not stop well. In addition, decreased red blood cells can lead to symptoms of anemia, such as severe fatigue, general weakness, loss of appetite, and decreased exercise capacity. If fever or pneumonia occurs frequently, it may be caused by decreased immunity due to decreased white blood cells. If you have these symptoms, you must get a medical examination.”

Leukemia with high incidence in children

Leukemia is a cancer that occurs in blood cells, and abnormal blood cells proliferate excessively, inhibiting the production of normal white blood cells, red blood cells, and platelets. The disease is characterized by a large number of children under 15 years of age, accounting for one-third of childhood cancers. Initially, symptoms of headache and anemia are shown, but platelets decrease, leading to frequent bleeding. If the normal white blood cell count decreases, immunity decreases, which may lead to bacterial infection-induced sepsis, and if red blood cells decrease, dizziness, headache, and shortness of breath occur. Decreased platelets can cause bleeding in the gums or bleeding nose. Leukemia has a variety of causes, so there is no special prevention method, but it is possible to detect it in the early stages with a simple blood test, so it is necessary to receive regular checkups.