what is blood cancer?

What is blood cancer?

Blood cancer is the generic term for malignant diseases of the bone marrow or the blood-forming system, in which the normal blood formation is disturbed by the uncontrolled proliferation of malignant blood cells. Because of these cancer cells, the blood can no longer perform its vital tasks, such as fighting infections, transporting oxygen or stopping bleeding.

Cure of blood cancer
Blood cancer patients often can only defeat the disease by using a stem cell donation from a suitable donor. In leukemia and malignant lymphoma, the transmission of healthy stem cells is even the only chance of recovery.

leukemia
A series of malignant diseases in which there is a pathologically increased reproduction of immature and thus incapable white blood cells. The malignant lymphomas are subdivided according to their different nature into lymph node-derived Hodgkin's disease (lymphogranulomatosis) and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (lymphatic leukemia).

Lymphoma, malignant
Malignant change of lymphatic tissue with lymphadenopathy and diseased enlargement of the spleen. The malignant lymphomas are subdivided according to their different nature into the lymph node-derived Hodgkin's disease (lymphogranulomatosis) and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (lymphatic leukemia).