MCQ IN MEDICINE

Detailed explanation-1: -Listen to pronunciation. (loo-KEE-mee-uh) Cancer that starts in blood-forming tissue, such as the bone marrow, and causes large numbers of abnormal blood cells to be produced and enter the bloodstream.

Detailed explanation-2: -Leukocytes are made in the bone marrow. Leukemia leads to an uncontrolled increase in the number of white blood cells. The cancerous cells prevent healthy red cells, platelets, and mature white cells (leukocytes) from being made. Life-threatening symptoms can then develop as normal blood cells decline.

Detailed explanation-3: -Leukemia is cancer that forms in blood-forming tissue. The disease is characterized by the uncontrolled growth of blood cells, usually white blood cells in the bone marrow. White blood cells are a fundamental component of the body’s immune response.