Types of blood cancer
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.
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.
Hodgkin (or Hodgkin’s) lymphoma is a rare type of cancer. NHL is an unusual cancer but it’s more common in men aged over 65.
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.
The thymus is a small gland located in the chest. It helps the body to develop white blood cells called T lymphocytes.
Most thymus tumours develop at the front of the chest. In very rare cases, they can form in the neck. Cancer of the thymus gland is rare, and it can be difficult to diagnose and treat.
Myeloma is a blood cancer that begins in the bone marrow cells (plasma cells). It can develop anywhere there’s bone marrow such as the spine, pelvis, ribs and skull. It can start in more than one place, so it’s sometimes called multiple myeloma.
Lymphoma happens when B-lymphocytes, white blood cells that help fight infection, multiply abnormally. They gather in the lymph nodes (glands), often in the neck, armpits or groin. They can also collect in lymph nodes in other parts of your body. These abnormal cells stop the body from being able to fight infection.
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.
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.
Hodgkin (or Hodgkin’s) lymphoma is a rare type of cancer. NHL is an unusual cancer but it’s more common in men aged over 65.
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.
The thymus is a small gland located in the chest. It helps the body to develop white blood cells called T lymphocytes.
Most thymus tumours develop at the front of the chest. In very rare cases, they can form in the neck. Cancer of the thymus gland is rare, and it can be difficult to diagnose and treat.
Myeloma is a blood cancer that begins in the bone marrow cells (plasma cells). It can develop anywhere there’s bone marrow such as the spine, pelvis, ribs and skull. It can start in more than one place, so it’s sometimes called multiple myeloma.
Lymphoma happens when B-lymphocytes, white blood cells that help fight infection, multiply abnormally. They gather in the lymph nodes (glands), often in the neck, armpits or groin. They can also collect in lymph nodes in other parts of your body. These abnormal cells stop the body from being able to fight infection.
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