There are three types of blood cancer:
Leukaemia
Leukaemia affects the white blood cells that are made in the bone marrow. White blood cells are important because they protect the body from infection. Some types of leukaemia develop faster than others. Each type of leukaemia needs different treatment.
Myeloma
Myeloma is cancer of the plasma cells in the bone marrow. It’s also known as multiple myeloma. In a healthy person, plasma cells help the body to fight infection. Myeloma cells prevent the normal production of antibodies, leaving your body’s immune system weakened.
Lymphoma
Lymphoma is a type of blood cancer that affects the lymphatic system. It happens when a type of white blood cells (lymphocytes) develop abnormally.
Normally, lymphocytes help fight infection.
Lymphoma affects the immune system. It can cause swellings in your neck, armpit, groin or deeper inside your body.
There are two types of lymphoma – Hodgkin lymphoma and non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Types of lymphoma blood cancer
Lymphoma is a type of blood cancer that affects the lymphatic system. It happens when a type of white blood cells (lymphocytes) develop abnormally.
Normally, lymphocytes help fight infection. Lymphoma affects the immune system. It can cause swellings in your neck, armpit, groin or deeper inside your body.
Non-Hodgkin (or non-Hodgkin’s) lymphoma (NHL) starts in the white blood cells (lymphocytes). White blood cells are part of the immune system.
Lymphoma is a type of blood cancer that affects the lymphatic system. It happens when a type of white blood cells (lymphocytes) develop abnormally.
Normally, lymphocytes help fight infection. Lymphoma affects the immune system. It can cause swellings in your neck, armpit, groin or deeper inside your body.
Non-Hodgkin (or non-Hodgkin’s) lymphoma (NHL) starts in the white blood cells (lymphocytes). White blood cells are part of the immune system.
Treatments we cover
Radiation therapy, also called radiotherapy, kills cancer cells. It’s used in the early stages of cancer treatment or after it has started to spread. It can also be used to relieve pain and discomfort from cancer that has spread.
Chemotherapy is medication that treats your cancer. The drugs kill cancer cells, preventing them from dividing and spreading further.
Radiation therapy, also called radiotherapy, kills cancer cells. It’s used in the early stages of cancer treatment or after it has started to spread. It can also be used to relieve pain and discomfort from cancer that has spread.
Chemotherapy is medication that treats your cancer. The drugs kill cancer cells, preventing them from dividing and spreading further.
