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Tests for childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL)
Your child will need a number of tests if their doctor suspects they have leukaemia.
Blood test for leukemia in child
These aren't generally painful. But your child will have to keep still for some time. So, for some types of tests, your child might need to be drowsy () or asleep ().
The team caring for your child are used to helping children have these tests.
They will do everything they can to prepare them, and you.
Your child might have one or more of the following:
blood tests
a bone marrow aspirate and trephine - this is a sample of cells from the bone marrow, and a sample of the bone marrow itself, to see if there are leukaemia cells there
a spinal fluid test (lumbar puncture)
genetic tests
a chest x-ray
Blood tests
A blood test is an important test for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.
It can check:
- the number of blood cells, this is often called a blood count, or full blood count
- if any of the cells look like leukaemia cells
- your child’s general health, such as how well their liver and kidneys are working