About Leukaemia

Leukaemia is cancer of blood-forming cells, a malignant progressive disease that affects the white blood cells that are produced by the bone marrow. Leukaemia affects the bone marrow and causes too many abnormal white blood cells to be produced impairing the normal functions of Leucocytes. Leukaemias are of two types: Myeloid and Lymphocytic Leukaemias.