Best Doctors for Blood Cancer Treatment in Karimnagar

Blood cancer in children is called leukemia. Leukemia is the cancer of blood and bone marrow due to the production of an abnormal number of white blood cells in the bone marrow. It is the most common type of cancer affecting blood. There are three types of leukemia such as acute myeloid leukemia (AML), acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL), and chronic myeloblastic leukemia (CML). Leukemia is generally caused due to genetic mutations in DNA and any family history of this cancer. The symptoms of this blood cancer seen in children are extreme fatigue, weakness in the body, a weak immune system prone to frequent infections, bleeding, swollen lymph nodes, formation of bruises easily, pale skin, pain in the bones and joints, swelling in the abdomen. Diagnosis of leukemia is made through a complete blood count (CBC), bone marrow aspiration, biopsy, X-ray, CT scan, MRI scan and lumbar puncture. Treatment includes chemotherapy, radiation therapy, bone marrow transplantation, immune therapy, blood transfusions, etc.