Technique of Bone Marrow Aspiration What you need to know about your anatomy before Bone Marrow Aspiration At birth, all bones contain hematopoietic marrow. Fat cells begin to replace hemopoietic marrow in the extremities in the fifth to seventh year. By adulthood, the hemopoietic marrow is limited to the axial […]
What are the indications of Bone Marrow Biopsy? The International Council for Standardization in Hematology has published guidelines for bone marrow biopsy to promote consistency in performance and reporting. Although bone marrow biopsy techniques is safe, it should be performed with a clear idea as to how the results will help distinguish the […]
Bone marrow: What you need to know! The bone marrow, located in the medullary cavity of bone, is the sole site of effective hematopoiesis in humans. The bone marrow produces approximately six billion cells per kilogram of body weight per day. Hematopoietically active (red) marrow regresses after birth until late […]
What is Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia? Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia is a variant of Acute Myelogenous Leukemia, which is called M3 in the FAB classification and acute promyelocytic leukemia in the WHO classification, occurs at any age and constitutes approximately 10 percent of Acute Myelogenous Leukemia cases. This subtype of Acute Myelogenous Leukemia occurs […]
The shock of diagnosis results in an overwhelming number of intense emotions. The length of time people experience each of these feelings greatly differs, depending on preexisting emotional issues and coping strategies. These preexisting states vary from person to person. Those whose worlds are relatively stable tend to be better […]
Signs and symptoms of blood cancer in children Where should your child receive treatment? Physical responses to blood cancer in children. Emotional responses to blood cancer in children The immediate future of blood cancer in children Many parents become physically ill in the weeks following diagnosis. This is not surprising, given that most […]
Signs and symptoms of blood cancer in children Where should your child receive treatment? Physical responses to blood cancer in children. Emotional responses to blood cancer in children The immediate future of blood cancer in children After a tentative diagnosis of leukemia, most physicians refer the family for further tests and treatment to […]
EVERY YEAR IN THE UNITED STATES approximately 12,000 children and adolescents under the age of twenty years are diagnosed Blood cancer in children. Of these blood cancer in children, approximately 2,500 will be afflicted with acute lymphoblastic leukemia and 500 with other types of blood cancer in children. Significant progress […]
When do people need stem cell transplants? Types of stem cell transplants for treating cancer. All of the blood cells in your body start out as young (immature) cells called hematopoietic stem cells . (Hematopoietic means blood-forming, and is pronounced he-muh-toe-poi-ET -ick.) Even though they may be called stem cells […]
What we’ll cover here? This topic reviews bone marrow transplants and different types of stem cell transplants that are used to treat cancer. We will outline what a transplant is like for most people, and some of the issues that come with it. We will also briefly cover what it’s […]
