What type of cancer is leukaemia? | Childhood Cancer | Children with Cancer UK
Leukaemia is a cancer of the white blood cells. Your child’s body needs white blood cells help to fight infections. There are two different types of white blood cell – lymphoid cells, also known as lymphocytes and myeloid cells. Normally these cells repair and reproduce in an orderly and controlled way. In Leukaemia, however, the process of cell reproduction gets out of control and the cells continue to divide but do not mature. There are many different types of leukaemia which affects children and young people.
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0:00:00 What is Leukaemia?
0:00:19 Explanation of white blood cells
0:00:42 Types of leukaemia
0:01:06 Most common symptoms
0:01:37 How is it diagnosed?
0:02:14 treatment for leukaemia
0:02:45 Side effects of leukaemia treatment
0:03:29 Late effects
0:03:46 Survival rates of leukaemia
