Dictionary of Biological Psychology
A cancerous disorder of tissue responsible for the formation of white blood cells.
Some cases may result from exposure to chemicals, radiation or viruses. Acute and chronic forms of leukaemia differ in their clinical course according to the type of cell series affected; for example, acute lymphoblastic leukaemia predominates in children and is rapidly fatal but may be curable with IMMUNOSUPPRESSANT anti-cancer drugs. Acute and chronic myeloid leukaemia affects LEUKOCYTES of the polymorphonuclear series (NEUTROPHILS, EOSINOPHILS and BASOPHILS) originating in the bone marrow and spleen, and response to treatment is less favourable.
L.JACOB HERBERG
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