IMMUNOLOGY

OVERVIEW OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM

LYMPHATIC AND IMMUNE SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Various forms of cancer of the blood cells is called ____
A
thalasemia
B
sickle cell anemia
C
sepsis
D
leukemia
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Leukemia is cancer of the body’s blood-forming tissues, including the bone marrow and the lymphatic system. Many types of leukemia exist. Some forms of leukemia are more common in children. Other forms of leukemia occur mostly in adults.

Detailed explanation-2: -Leukemia, a type of cancer found in your blood and bone marrow, is caused by the rapid production of abnormal white blood cells. The high number of abnormal white blood cells are not able to fight infection, and they impair the ability of the bone marrow to produce red blood cells and platelets.

Detailed explanation-3: -What is leukaemia? Leukaemias (or leukemias-U.S. spelling) are cancers of the white blood cells, which begin in the bone marrow. Leukaemias are grouped in two ways: the type of white blood cell affected-lymphoid or myeloid; and how quickly the disease develops and gets worse.

Detailed explanation-4: -Leukaemia. These cancers develop in the bone marrow, disrupting normal blood cell functions. Lymphoma. Myeloma. Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) Myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN) Amyloidosis. Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinaemia (WM) Aplastic anaemia. More items

Detailed explanation-5: -Leukemia. Lymphoma. Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) Myeloproliferative Disorder (MPD) Multiple Myeloma.

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