Hematologic Cancer

Lymphoma is a blood-related cancer that occurs in the lymphocytes, which are a type of white blood cell. There are two main types: Hodgkin lymphoma and Non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

Leukemia is a type of cancer which occurs in cells of the body that help create blood, including cells in the lymphatic system and bone marrow.

Also known as “multiple myeloma,” myeloma is a cancer of specialized white blood cells that make up plasma. In patients with myeloma, impacted cells grow out of control, forcing out the normal bone marrow cells that make platelets, red blood cells, and other forms of white blood cells.

Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) is a group of conditions that impact the ability of the body to make new, healthy blood cells.

Myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN) are a group of blood cancers in which a person’s bone marrow makes too many of a certain type of blood cell, or makes blood cells that don’t mature properly.