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What is Leukaemia?

May 24, 2020
 Adrian Warnock

The Healthhearty website has a fascinating page on the history of leukaemia and it’s treatment. Leukaemia is one of the three main types of blood cancer, lymphoma and Myeloma being the others.

Leukemia is a type of blood cancer and is characterized by the presence of excess number of white blood cells in the blood. Although this disease has been around for centuries together, it was officially diagnosed only in 1845 by John Hughes…

The word leukemia comes from the Greek words ‘leukos’ and ‘heima’, which mean white blood and refers to excess white blood cells in the body. Leukemia is a type of cancer of the blood and bone marrow, and comprises a broad spectrum of diseases.
— Read on healthhearty.com/history-of-leukemia

Chronic Lympocytic Lukaemia is both a Lukaemia and a lymphoma and which it is only growing in the lymph nodes it is called Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma.The treatment of Leukaemia has come on hugely in the last decades and you can watch a video clip about the advances as well as select patient stories on our page introducing the Blood Cancer UK patient charity

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  • Adrian Warnock

  • Dr. Adrian Warnock is a medical doctor and clinical research expert who was himself diagnosed with blood cancer in May 2017. Adrian worked in the pharmaceutical industry for fifteen years helping to run the clinical trials that bring us new medicines and communicate the results. Before this he practised in the UK’s National Health Service (NHS), as a psychiatrist, for eight years.

    Adrian is a published author, the founder of Blood Cancer Uncensored, and has written a Christian blog since 2003 at Patheos. He is passionate about learning how to approach suffering with hope and compassion. Adrian's articles are not medical advice and he is not a haematologist or blood cancer doctor. Always seek individualised advice from your health care professionals. You can e-mail Adrian here.

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