Terrified of having Leukemia?!

[jazzy14]

I have had a persistent fever for over a week now. No other symptoms besides fatigue and body aches. At first I thought that it was the flu, because I felt flu-like. But I still have the fever. I also thought that it might be mono, but I don't have a sore throat....I made the mistake of getting on WebMD last night, and Leukemia came up as a cause for persistent fever. Now I am terrified that I'm dying from Leukemia. I'm 23 years old, and I did smoke tobacco for about a year. Anyway, I'm just praying that I don't have cancer. And to make matters worse, I'm currently waiting for my Dr.'s office to call back. THIS IS TAKING FOREVER :(

[TooMuchToLiveFor]

Hey Jazzy,
There are many, many reasons for you to have a persistent fever- the most likely is a virus running its course and your body reacting exactly as it should......by raising your body temperature to burn out the illness.

[Andrash]

And smoking does cause many cancers, but not leukaemia.

[hanshan]

Persistent fever (a week or more) needs to be investigated by a doctor. There are many possible causes - leukemia is way down the list.