Hematology

Leukaemia and Lymphoma

Leukaemia either it could be acute or chronic. In acute leukaemia, the cancer develops rapidly. Chronic leukaemia is more common and pile up slowly at the beginning stages. There are four main types of leukaemia each categorized by the multiplication and origins of the cancer cells. These include:

1.Acute myeloid leukaemia
2.Chronic myeloid leukaemia
3.Acute lymphocytic leukaemia
4.Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia

Lymphoma pointedly strikes the lymph nodes. Based on the origin of the cancer cells the type of lymphoma is determined. It might begin in the lymphatic system or in the white blood cells and these cancers are also called non-Hodgkin lymphomas. They prevail when T- or B-cells within white blood cells become malignant.