The symptoms of blood cancer are as follows: anaemia (having less red blood cells); fatigue; low energy levels; bleeding from gums, stool or urine; more chances of catching any infection; swelling of lymph nodes in the armpits, throat and groin; loss of appetite; low-grade fever; and skin rashes.

The causes of blood cancer are as follows: damage to the DNA of a cell resulting in loss of its function (mutation of DNA); exposure to radiations; exposure to certain chemicals; genetic abnormality from birth; and certain genetic disorders such as Down’s syndrome.

Ankylosing spondylitis is not a curable condition. However, there are treatment options available to treat the symptoms. An effective and appropriate treatment can help to cure the symptoms. It is possible to control the progress of the condition and avoid any further complications.

If you have blood cancer, you must consult a haematologist-oncologist who is a doctor to treat the cancer patients and specializes in blood cancer patients. To treat children with blood cancer, you may consult a paediatric haematologist-oncologist

About 90% of children having childhood leukaemia have survival chances. In adults having acute lymphoblastic leukaemia there is 80-90% chance of remission (absence of cancer cells) and only 40% of those who do so survive for five years. In acute myeloid leukaemia there is only a 60-70% chance of remission and 20% of those who have it survive for at least three years.