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Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is a cancer of the white blood cells. It is characterized by an increased and unregulated growth of myeloid cells in the bone marrow and the accumulation of these cells in the blood.

Epidemiology, Incidence, Prevalence
In Western countries, CML accounts for 15 25% of all adult leukemias and 14% of leukemias overall (including the pediatric population, where CML is less common).

Why Does It Happen?
Neither you get it from your parents or in...more

कैंसर के कई प्रकारों में से एक रक्त कैंसर है. चिकित्सकीय भाषा में इसे ल्यूकेमिया कहा जाता है. रक्त कैंसर में खून की कोशिकाएं कैंसर ग्रस्त हो जाती हैं. इस दौरान खून में असामान्य रूप से रक्त कैंसर कोशिकाओं (असामान्य सफ़ेद रक्त कोशिकाएं) का निर्माण होने लगता है. आपको बता दें कि रक्त कैंसर कोशिकाएं साधारण कोशिकाओं की अपेक्षा ज्यादा तीव्रता से विकसित होती हैं. अबाध गति से बढ़ती रक्त कैंसर कोशिकाकाएं सामान्य कोशिकाओं को काफी नुकसान पहुँचाती हैं. यदि आप रक्त कैंसर के जोखीम से बचना चाहते हैं तो आपको इसके ...more

Hello lybrate-user. Yes there are chances of misdiagnosis. If the changes are not much significant.
Better consult a good oncologist. With all the reports.

Cancer is the most dangerous and harmful disease of the world, which has various reasons to affect the body in any stage of life. This is also the good thing to know that there are a lot of treatments available in the medicine arena which can completely or partially treat cancer. But the individual and the family members of them need to be confident enough with the treatment and expertise of the doctor. Blood Cancer is a life taking disease and the treatment for it is must. The medicines should ...more

Cancer is caused by uncontrolled growth of cells in an area of our body. It can be due to loss of function of tumor suppressor genes or due to increased function of oncogenes.
Screening is recommended for a few cancers to help in early detection and cure.
Breast Cancer: screening mammography from age 45 years every 2-3 yearly. Cervical cancer: Pap smear (3 yearly) or HPV (5 yearly) from age 26 to 55
Prostate cancer PSA level every 2 years from age 50.
Oral cancers: visual inspect...more

Hi
Symptoms depends on type and cancer stage. There may be
Un explained Weight loss
Persistent Fatigue
Bowel/bladder changes
Bleeding
Lump/masses
Pain
Fever, chills
Headache
Joint pain
Abdominal pain, nausea
Loss of appetite
Swollen lymph nodes
Types of blood cancers are
Leukemia
Hodgkin lymphoma
Non-hodgkin lymphoma
Multiple Myeloma.

A shocking revelation that has left all of us deeply saddened - Sonali Bendre, one of the renowned actresses of the B-town recently revealed that she has been diagnosed with high-grade cancer. It was further updated that she is at present undergoing a cancer treatment in New York. No wonder, with the type of lifestyle that most of us are leading nowadays, cancer is fast turning into a new epidemic, with more and more people getting affected by it.

Know what is a High-grade cancer
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Hello Utsav...
There are number of methods of treatment for it like allopathic homoeopathic and Ayurvedic..
Depends on what treatment you take

You are having bleeding disorder, please check complete hemogram and coagulation profile. Take vitamin c till your final reports.