Accounting for about 10% of all cancers, blood cancers are caused by a mutation in the DNA of your blood cells. These mutated cells attack the healthy blood cells, preventing them from functioning normally – and preventing your body from creating more healthy cells.
Blood cancers typically start in the bone marrow, and can impact the red blood cells, white blood cells, or platelets. There are three categories of blood cancers:
- Leukemia
- Lymphoma
- Myeloma