Leukaemia Cancer Treatment

About Leukaemia Cancer

Leukaemia is a cancer of blood cells. It begins in the bone marrow which are the soft tissues inside the bones. Most often, it is a cancer of white blood cells but some leukaemia start in other blood cells types. It produces abnormal white blood cells called leukaemia cells. These abnormal blood cells grow faster than normal blood cells and do not stop when they are supposed to.

There are several types of leukaemia (blood cancer). According to the best blood cancer hospital in India, Leukaemia (Blood Cancer) can be grouped into two broad categories:

• Acute or Chronic: Acute Leukaemia gets worse in a short time period and may make you feel sick right away. Chronic Leukaemia gets worse slowly and may not cause symptoms for years.
• Lymphocytic or Myelogenous: Lymphocytic leukaemia affects white blood cells called lymphocytes. Myelogenous leukaemia affects white blood cells called myelocytes.

Types of Leukaemia include:

• Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (ALL)
• Acute Myelogenous Leukaemia (AML)
• Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia (CLL)
• Chronic Myelogenous Leukaemia (CML)