Leukemias

Leukemia is a type of cancer that involves white blood cells which are also known as leukocytes. Like other diseases of the blood leukemia has many forms and can be of an acute or chronic nature involving the lymphatic system, bone marrow and organs. Unfortunately, leukemia is common in children but this disease is well researched and there are treatment options available for adults and children who are diagnosed. Because leukemia is a cancer of the white blood cells, which normally fight off disease, therapy can be complicated because it requires much of the body’s white blood cells to be destroyed.