CHRONIC MYELOID LEUKAEMIA

Chronic myeloid leukaemia

Chronic myeloid leukaemia

Introduction

Chronic myeloid leukaemia is different from the acute leukaemia. It is a cancer that occurs in the bone marrow. Cells in the bone marrow are responsible for producing blood in the body and a cancer in these cells is very harmful because it hampers the blood formation process in the body. This chapter talks about the two sub categories of chronic leukaemias i.e. myeloid and lymphoid groups (Hoffbrand & Moss, 2006)

Discussion

Chronic myeloid leukaemia can be identified by the presence of the Philadelphia chromosome (Ph). This is a disorder that occurs due to the disorder of ...