Blood cancer, also known as “leukemia” is one of the most common and dreadful diseases among the human beings. Leukemia is a type of cancer that is present in the blood and in the bore marrows of the body. This cancer originates due to the rapid and uncontrollable production of the abnormal white blood cells in the body. Due to the production of a large number of abnormal white blood cells, the body will not be able to fight back against the disease and therefore it results in the impairing of the bone marrows, which makes the bone marrows unable to produce the red blood cells and the blood platelets. This cancer affects the two major types of the white blood cells, which are the “lymphocytes” and the “granulocytes”. These cancerous cells originate in the bone marrows where the blood cells are formed. Therefore, the cancerous cells easily infect the blood cells at the time of their formation itself. Blood cancer is categorized into three major groups as “leukemia”, “lymphoma” and “myeloma”.
Two of the most powerful and common therapies used in the treatment of cancer are “chemotherapy” and “radiotherapy”.
CHEMOTHERAPY:
Chemotherapy is a continuous and rigorous process that involves the intake of drugs, which helps the body in fighting against the disease. There are many types of chemotherapy and the medical practitioner prescribes a particular type depending on the health condition of the patient.
RADIOTHERAPY:
Radiotherapy involves the use of ultra violet x-rays to destroy the malignant tumor cells. The machine used for this treatment is called the “linear accelerator”. Medical practitioners are trained to use this machine as giving the wrong or extra radiation might put the patient’s life at risk. By- Pujha Ramesh
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