Blood cancer affects blood cells. Some of the most common types of cancers of blood include leukaemia, lymphoma and myeloma. The primary cause of blood cancer is changes (mutations) in the DNA within blood cells. These mutations lead to abnormal behavior of blood cells. Most of the time mutations resulting in blood cancers are led by things and circumstances which humans have no control over. The changes happen during a person’s lifetime.
Most blood cancers are medically referred to as hematologic cancers. These originate in the bone marrow. The uncontrollable growth of abnormal blood cells within the body interrupts the function of healthy blood cells such as fighting off infection and producing new blood cells.
Blood cancers tend to affect blood cells and bone marrow (the spongy tissue present in bones). This is also the place where blood cells are made. All types of blood cancers alter the behavior of blood cells and the way they function.
Blood Cells are Categorized in the Following Types:
These cells are responsible for fighting infection as part of immune system.
These blood cells carry oxygen to tissues of body and organs and transport carbon dioxide to lungs helping one to breathe out.
These help with clotting of blood clot during an injury.
Here are some of the most common symptoms of blood cancer:
It is a type of blood cancer that originates in the blood and bone marrow. Leukamia results from production of abnormal white blood cells by the body which starts affecting and interfering with the bone marrow’s ability to make red blood cells and platelets.
The symptoms may vary depending on the type of leukemia. Some of the most common signs and symptoms include:
This is a blood cancer that originates from cells known as lymphocytes in the lymphatic system. Lymphocytes are a type of white blood cell supports body fight infections.
This blood cancer starts in the lymphatic system and stems from cells known as lymphocytes. Presence of Reed-Sternberg cell, an abnormal lymphocyte confirms patient suffering from Hodgkin lymphoma.
This blood cancer originates in the plasma cells of blood. These are white blood cell made in the bone marrow.
Some of the less common forms of blood and bone marrow cancers include the following listed below:
This is a rare condition resulting from damage to blood- forming cells bound in the bone marrow.
This is also a rare blood cancer caused by overproduction of white blood cells, red blood cells or platelets. The main subcategories of this cancer include:
This is a rare disorder caused by the buildup of amyloid (an abnormal protein). This cancer is closely associated with multiple myeloma.
This cancer is a rare type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma disease. It originates in B cells.
This is a rare cancer occurring due to damage of key stem cells. The only treatment for this cancer is a bone marrow transplant.
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