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Which Treatment is Best for Blood Cancer and Why?

Blood cancer is a complex disease; it affects the production and function of blood cells. Mostly blood cancer begins where blood are produced with that reason blood cancer is a more harmful disease. Mainly cancer treatment centers find the types of cancer before start treatment and if not found much improvement then prefer the second opinion for cancer treatment.<br>Many blood cancer hospitals have not much therapy for better treatment but Houston cancer hospital offers varying treatment therapy with a team of cancer specialist. Mainly blood cancer has 3 types and all 3 types’ treatment is possible in your nearest Houston cancer clinic.<br>

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Which Treatment is Best for Blood Cancer and Why?

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  1. University Cancer Centers Blood Cancer Treatment

  2. Introduction -Blood Cancer Blood cancer also known as hematologic cancers, cancer cells affect the production and function cell of blood cells. Mainly these types of cancer starts in bone marrow where blood is produced. Stem cells in your bone marrow mature and develop into 3 types of blood cells: Red blood cells, White blood cells and Platelets. In Most blood cancers, normal blood cell development process is interrupted by uncontrolled growth of an abnormal (cancerous) type of blood cell.

  3. Types of Blood Cancer Leukaemia : Leukaemia found in blood and bone morrow. Leukaemia affects white blood cell, these are an important part of the immune system to fight against many infections. This type of cancer progress quickly so treatment urgently required. Lymphoma: Lymphoma affects your lymphatic system, an important part of an immune system to fight against many infections. If anyone has Lymphoma it means they have too many lymphocytes. Myeloma: It is blood cancer of plasma cells, plasma cells are found in your bone morrow it’s also an important part of immune system.

  4. Symptoms of Blood Cancer? Blood cancers can cause many symptoms. Some symptoms are common as all types of blood cancer. Sometimes different symptoms are possible for two men. • Unexplained weight loss & • Feeling weak or breathless • Enlarged lymph nodes • Frequent and repeated infections • Fever/night sweats • Pain in bones/joints • Swollen stomach • Itchy skin • Bone pain (ribs/back) • Fatigue • Easily bruise

  5. Treatment of Blood Cancer? Blood cancer treatment is always challenging because blood cancer are not a common disease and its have several types & subtypes. There are several treatments for blood cancer but 3 main treatment therapies: Blood Chemotherapy: Chemotherapy is a most important treatment for blood cancer, and is usually swallowed or injected into a vein. Drugs are travel throughout the bloodstream to destroy cancerous cells. Often used a combination with other therapies - sometimes preceding stem cell transplants to restore healthy blood cells.

  6. Blood Targeted Therapy: Targeted therapy is directly attack to blood cancer - drugs and other substances aimed at specific molecules that help a disease grow, progress and spread. Target therapy have unique characteristics, including genes, while limiting damage to healthy cells. Blood Radiation: Radiation therapy for blood cancer uses a high beam of radiation and contact with a tumor, Radiation therapy is the best therapy to kill cancer cells in the body. While radiation therapy is not used frequently as others treatments like chemotherapy and targeted therapy.

  7. Side-effect of Blood Cancer? Treatment of blood cancer also produce Side-effect, some happen during or after treatment and others side-effect are long-term or a late side-effect of treatment. • Common side-effect • Low blood cells count • Infection • Mouth ulcers • Diarrhea • Temporary hair loss • Rashes • Nausea and vomiting • Fatigue • Late side-effect • Chronic heart failure • Infertility • Thyroid dysfunction • Chronic fatigue • Melanoma of the skin

  8. Thank You… Suffers with Blood cancer or any cancer, contact immediately award winning cancer hospital in Houston for best treatment. info@universitycancercenters.com www.universitycancercenters.com 713­588­6944

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