Leukaemia - Better Health Channel.
Leukaemia is a cancer of blood-forming cells. Blood cells are made in the bone marrow, the spongy part in the centre of the bone. Leukaemia causes large numbers of white blood cells to be made. There are different types of leukaemia. Most ... [... more]
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Childhood leukaemia
Acute leukaemia develops when white blood cells grow out of control and continue to divide but do not mature. Because they are immature they do not carry out the normal work of white cells, increasing the risk of infection [... more]
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Bone marrow
Bone marrow, a soft substance inside bone cavities, makes blood cells. Diseases of the bone marrow such as leukaemia, aplastic anaemia and reticulum cell sarcoma of bone tend to upset the making of blood cells. In some cases, a bone marrow ... [... more]
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