Hematology

Hematologic Oncology

Hematologic Oncology or Blood cancers affect the production and function of the blood cells. Most of these cancers start in the bone marrow where blood is produced. Stem cells in your bone marrow mature and develop into three types of blood cells. In most blood cancers the normal blood cell development process is interrupted by uncontrolled growth of an abnormal type of blood cell. These abnormal blood cells also known as cancerous cells prevent your blood from performing many of its functions like fighting off infections or preventing serious bleeding. Acute lymphocytic leukemia is a cancer that starts from the early version of white blood cells called lymphocytes in the bone marrow. Acute Myeloid Leukemia which affects the blood and bone marrow and is characterized by an overproduction of immature white blood cells. Chronic lymphocytic leukemia is a type of cancer that starts from cells that become certain lymphocytes in the bone marrow these cancer cells start in the bone marrow but then go into the blood. Chronic Myeloid Leukemia affects the blood and bone marrow by producing too many white blood cells. Lymphoma is the type blood cancers that develop in the lymphatic system. Myeloma also known as Multiple Myeloma arising from Plasma Cells. Myelodysplastic Syndromes are a group of diverse bone marrow disorders in which the bone marrow does not produce enough healthy blood cells.