Hairy cell leukemia affects a type of white blood cell called the lymphocyte
Hairy cell leukemia affects a type of white blood cell called the lymphocyte
Leukemia
Leukemia
Leukemia doesn't affect your body, it affects your circulatory system and affects your blood, but sometimes your hair can fall out depending on how severe your leukemia is.
there is no ICD code per se for ' blood cancer', but there are codes for blood disorder, leukemia etc
No, low blood cell count is not a symptom of leukemia, it is a symptom of anemia.
Spherocytosis
HCL is found in cells located in the blood
It could cause leukemia, the cancer of blood.
Hairy cell leukemia (HCL) is unusual cancer of blood that affects the B cells, a type of the white blood cell (lymphocyte).
No Sickle Cell is not like Leukemia... I am not sure why people assume that. I can tell you why Hematology (blood Disorders) and Oncology (Cancer) are together in the medical field as Hem/Onc. Leukemia was the first cancer discovered because Leukemia is a cancer of the blood they put it with blood disorders. SN: Hem/Onc is the only field of medicine where if you want to treat cancer you are forced into treating blood disorders, or vice vera.