“Patients with blood cancers often have symptoms common to all three forms of the disease: weakness and fatigue, bone pain, infections, fevers and weight loss. And some leukemias and lymphomas are so similar, they may be considered the same disease, but are named depending on whether they are found in the blood or in the lymph system.  A definitive diagnosis may require a bone marrow biopsy or a procedure called flow cytometry, in which cancerous cells are analyzed with a laser. Dr. Topolsky says its critical to accurately diagnose not only the type of blood cancer, but which of the many sub-types the patient may have. “The most important thing for a patient to grasp is exactly what he or she has; and states there are so many different types of lymphomas and many different types of leukemias. So the most important thing is to have a clear understanding of your specific disease.”.

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