BLOOD CANCERS

Blood cancers, or hematologic cancers, affect the production and function of blood cells. Most of these cancers start in the bone marrow where blood is produced.

Types of Blood Cancers


Common types of blood cancer include:
  • Leukemia: Cancer that originates in blood-forming tissue.
  • Non-Hodgkin lymphoma: Cancer that develops in the lymphatic system from cells called lymphocytes, a type of white blood cell that helps the body fight infections.
  • Hodgkin lymphoma: Cancer that develops in the lymphatic system from cells called lymphocytes. Hodgkin lymphoma is marked by the presence of an abnormal lymphocyte called the Reed-Sternberg cell (or B lymphocyte).
  • Multiple myeloma: Cancer that begins in the blood's plasma cells, a type of white blood cell that is made in the bone marrow.

Blood Cancer Symptoms :

Some common blood cancer symptoms include:
  • Fever, chills
  • Persistent fatigue, weakness
  • Loss of appetite, nausea
  • Unexplained weight loss
  • Night sweats
  • Bone/joint pain
  • Abdominal discomfort
  • Headaches
  • Shortness of breath
  • Frequent infections
  • Itchy skin or skin rash
  • Swollen lymph nodes in the neck, underarms, groin

Some Common Blood Cancer Medicines Include :


Bortenat 2mg Bortezomib Injection


Veenat 100 mg Imatinib Capsules Natco


Lenalid Capsules Lenalidomide






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