ABC - DEF - GHI - JKL - MNO - PQRS - TUV - WXYZ Leukaemia
Similar term(s): leukemia.
Definition:
Leukaemia is a cancer that starts in blood-forming tissue such as the bone
marrow, which makes blood cells (red blood cells that carry oxygen around the
body, white blood cells that fight disease and infection, platelets that help to
stop bleeding when it starts).
In people with leukaemia, the bone marrow produces large numbers of abnormal
white blood cells and not enough normal red blood cells.
Leukaemia cases represent less than 4% of all cancer cases in adults but are
the most common form of cancer in children.
There are
different types of leukaemia
(e.g. acute, chornic, myeloid and lymphoid leukaemia).
Source: GreenFacts
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