3. Swollen lymph nodes
Leukemia suppresses the bone marrow’s potential to produce healthy and strong red and white blood cells and also platelets. Low white blood cells count diminishes the body’s ability to swiftly respond to intruding infections, leading to swollen lymph nodes and glands, abnormal white blood cells may also accumulate in the lymph nodes. Painless lumps may sprout in odd places, mostly on the stomach, neck, around the groin area and also the underarms. Sometimes these lumps appear purplish or blue in color. One convenient way to easily distinguish the swollen nodes or lumps from the ordinary ones that occur with non-serious infections is if they happen to linger for more than a week.
