The Study of Management of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Abstract

his study was conducted to analyze the management of Acute Lymphoblastic leukemia, which is a chronic disease. Total 15 cases were collected from Oncology Ward in North West General Hospital Peshawar. Maximum cases were reported from developed cities, such as Peshawar and Kabul. Complete blood count, bone marrow aspiration, triphene biopsy, cytogenetics and  flowcytometry are used for the detection of Acute Lymphoblastic leukemia. Cases were collected randomly from patient medication file of each ward of Oncology North West General Hospital Peshawar during one month. The result of this study revealed the intensity of Acute Lymphoblastic leukemia in Peshawar (46.6%), (26.6%)cases from Kabul, and (26.8%)cases were reported from other areas. The research show the prevalence of Acute Lymphoblastic leukemia which was 3:2 in male and female. This indicates that the level of Acute Lymphoblastic leukemia was high in the district Peshawar than maximum permissible level due to Ethnicity, race, genetics and environmental conditions. The cause and ideal treatment for Acute Lymphoblastic leukemia are still under research.