2024-08-22 05:00:41
The prognosis was dire, but physical educator Mauricio Nader decided to tackle acute myeloid leukemia head on.
In 2022, he decided to stay physically active in order to face whatever the future holds.
“I was told that I would have a chance of survival only if I survived the first week of treatment. I focused on that,” Mauricio recalls.
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Acute myelogenous leukemia is a cancer that affects the body very quickly. In Mauricio’s case, the disease resulted in reduced production of cells responsible for blood clotting, which made him susceptible to bleeding.
Hematologist Rodolfo Soares, director of the Department of Hematology at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), explains that in cases like those of the physical educator, the most important thing is to achieve a rapid diagnosis before it becomes fatal .
“This is a serious disease with a high mortality rate, but if caught early, it is curable in most cases. The more patients and professionals are involved in treatment, the easier it is for the team to deliver the desired response”, The doctor explained.
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Lymphocytic leukemia and granulocytic leukemia are the two main types of the disease. They can be classified as chronic or acute
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When affected, the cells mutate and begin to multiply uncontrollably, replacing other blood cells—red blood cells and platelets.
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Apart from this, there are other subtypes of the disease such as chronic myelogenous leukemia, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, adult T-cell leukemia, T or NK granular lymphocytic leukemia, aggressive NK-cell leukemia and hairy leukemia .
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Convinced that his survival depended on adhering to treatment, Mauricio decided to follow all the recommendations of his medical team and exercise twice a day while in hospital.
“In my opinion, maintaining physical and mental health is decisive. Although I have always maintained faith in God and trust in the wonderful team that helped me, I think if I did not have good health habits before and during treatment, I would be There will be no resistance to leukemia,” he said.
To stay active, he says, he undergoes physical therapy twice a day: the first with a hospital professional and the second alone. “I avoided lying on that bed, I tried to keep moving, I wanted to stay as healthy as possible,” he recalled.
The physical education teacher stayed in the hospital for 36 days and then underwent three months of chemotherapy on an outpatient basis. Three months after his diagnosis, there was no sign of cancer cells in his body. The bone marrow has fully recovered, eliminating the need for transplantation, a very common treatment option for patients with acute leukemia.
The physical educator’s struggles were written into a book in collaboration with Nice Guimarães. Leukemia, you chose the wrong person It will be launched next Tuesday (27/8) at 6 pm at the Runway Gym in the southwest of Brasilia.
The book, available on Amazon, has a foreword by Fabiana Justus, who is also in remission from acute leukemia.
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