Hematology and Genetic Blood Disorders

Leukemia and Blood Cancer

Leukemia is a blood cancer triggered by an growth in the number of white blood cells in body. Individual’s white blood cells, crowd out the red blood cells and platelets that body needs to be healthy. The extra white blood cells don’t work right. Blood cancers affect blood cells and bone marrow -- the spongy tissue inside the bones where blood cells are made.

Three types of blood cells:

• White blood cells fight infection as part of the immune system.

• Platelets aids blood clot.

• Red blood cells carry oxygen to tissues and organs and bring carbon dioxide to lungs so we can breathe it out.