2007-11-29 16:39:25 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Cancer
Leukemia is a cancer that starts in the organs that make blood, namely the bone marrow and the lymph system. Depending on specific characteristics, leukemia can be divided into two broad types: acute and chronic. Acute leukemias are the rapidly progressing leukemias, while the chronic leukemias progress more slowly. The vast majority of childhood leukemias are of the acute form.
Acute leukemias are of two types: acute lymphocytic leukemia and acute myelogenous leukemia. Different types of white blood cells are involved in the two leukemias. In acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL), the T or B lymphocytes become cancerous. The B cell leukemias are more common than T cell leukemias. Acute myelogenous leukemia, also known as acute nonlymphocytic leukemia (ANLL), is a cancer of the monocytes and/or granulocytes.-
2007-11-29 17:10:28 · answer #1 · answered by Jayaraman 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Everyone else already said what you're looking for, but I thought that I'd add that any cancer can metastasize, which means that a cancer cell can break off of the main area, and enter the blood or lymphatic system. Those cancer cells will travel though your system, and stop ant any random spot in your body and continue to grow. A breast cancer cell could travel through your blood stream and begin to grow breast cancer in your brain or lung.
It is not cancer dealing directly with blood, but I thought it interesting that any cancer cells can spread throughout your body by traveling through your blood.
2007-11-30 01:09:54 · answer #2 · answered by Josh 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Leukaemia is the cancer of the blood or bone marrow.It happens when there white blood cell count is abnormally high.
2007-11-30 00:43:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Leukemia
Lymphomas
Multiple myeloma
Plasmacitoma
Are the main ones.
2007-11-30 00:45:12 · answer #4 · answered by alpla 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hematology (as you know is the study of blood etc..)
1- multible myeloma
2-non-hodgkins lymphoma
3- acute lymphoblastic leukemia
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2007-11-30 00:45:55 · answer #5 · answered by BaDeR 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
leukemia, that's the only one I know of.
2007-11-30 00:41:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
leukemia
2007-11-30 00:41:52 · answer #7 · answered by Grey Man 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
leukemia and lymphoma
2007-11-30 00:44:09 · answer #8 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lynphomas or is it lukemia
2007-11-30 00:46:37 · answer #9 · answered by becker-lisa@sbcglobal.net 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
....blood cancer?
2007-11-30 00:41:02 · answer #10 · answered by bass p 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋