2007-11-22 19:13:48 · 10 answers · asked by Sparklez 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Cancer
This is out of the question. A leukemia sufferer has abnormal blood; the bone marrow has created abnormal white blood cells, basically leukemia cells or 'leucocytes'. These abnormal cells 'take over' the other red cells in the blood. This is simplistic though, because one type involves a proliferation of immature cells (blasts) another type involves mature cells, but in excess.
One rare viral form of the disease is known, but it is the virus that causes the leukemia, so the leukemia itself is not contagious.
The obvious reason a blood tranfusion from a leukemia patient is not carried out is that it is a disease of the blood and bone marrow and giving this blood to another person is pointless, not to mention harmful.
2007-11-22 19:41:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, leukaemic patients cannot donate blood.
Leukameia could be called a 'blood cancer'. The bone marrow will be affected & inturn the cell production is abnormal.
So, a leukaemic patient's blood will not be of the same composition as a normal healthy person's. The cell counts will be different & there'll be other derangements too.
So, they cannot afford to give blood coz they themselves will be in need of a transfusion depending on the severity & the type of leukaemia they have.
2007-11-22 19:31:51 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Obviousy the answer is no like the others said. But think about it for a minute. Most leukemia patients are needing blood transfusions themselves. Do you really think they are gonna take blood from someone who is needing blood?
That I am aware of, once you are diagnosed with leukemia, even after remission and transplant, you are no longer allowed to donate blood, stem cells or marrow. I am unsure about other organs, but I tend to think no for that as well.
2007-11-22 19:28:24 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely not. You could give cancer to the patients receiving the blood.
2007-11-22 19:24:48 · answer #4 · answered by Medicine Woman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Leukemia is a form a cancer, as you know. It is a cancer of the blood. It's not something you'd want to pass on to another person.
2007-11-22 19:21:45 · answer #5 · answered by Richard B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, I'm afraid not. Especially if they had a blood transfusion and having chemo.
2007-11-22 19:21:31 · answer #6 · answered by trackie1 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
scientifically speaking no because they might contaminate the blood of the reciever
2007-11-22 20:01:31 · answer #7 · answered by politoad_06 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hell no! What a stupid question
2007-11-22 19:23:09 · answer #8 · answered by Calgoseal 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Never, don't you have commonsense ?
2007-11-22 19:50:37 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.
2016-04-08 11:07:58 · answer #10 · answered by Whitney 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋