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General Category => Health/Education => Topic started by: rangerrebew on October 02, 2017, 04:31:02 pm
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The Importance of Spotting Leukemia
By Keynote ContributorDr. Mary Frances McMullinProfessor of Clinical Haematology
By Dr. Mary Frances McMullin, Professor of Clinical Haematology at Queens University, Belfast and Consultant Haematologist at Belfast City Hospital
The majority of people have heard of the term leukemia, but evidence suggests many people are not aware that leukaemia is a cancer of the blood. ‘Leuk’ means white and ‘emia’ refers to a condition of the blood. Hence, the term leukemia specifically refers to cancers of the white blood cells.
https://www.news-medical.net/health/The-importance-of-spotting-leukemia-.aspx