What is leukemia and how does it present in children?
Leukemia is a type of cancer of the blood and bone marrow. It is the most common cancer in children. Symptoms often include fatigue, fever, frequent infections, easy bruising or bleeding, bone pain, and swollen lymph nodes. The two main types of childhood leukemia are acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and acute myeloid leukemia (AML).