Greater awareness and research is urgently needed to stop the rising number of Australians dying from blood cancer says Leukaemia Foundation (SBS 2017)
Myeloproliferative Neoplasms, (MPNs), are rare types of Blood Cancer, (WHO 2008)
Anaemia
A condition in which the blood is deficient in quantity or quality of erythrocytes, (Red Blood Cells). Anaemia is usually associated with reduced levels of haemoglobin in the blood. Haemoglobin usually transports and distributes oxygen to all body tissues. However, symptoms such as fatigue, paleness of skin colour, and shortness of breath can often affect people suffering from any one of the MPNs. Play the video alongside to learn more …
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References
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Odenike, Olatoyosi. 2018. “How I treat blast phase of Philadelphia-negative myeloproliferative neoplasms”. Blood, (Oct. 17, 2018); DOI 10.1182/blood-2018-03-785907
WHO. “The 2008 Revision of the World Health Organisation of Myeloproliferative Neoplasms and Acute Leukaemi: rationale and important changes”. Blood, (2009), V114, pp. 937-951. (Eds.) James W. Vardiman,1 Ju¨ergen Thiele,2 Daniel A. Arber,3 Richard D. Brunning,4 Michael J. Borowitz,5 Anna Porwit,6 Nancy Lee Harris,7 Michelle M. Le Beau,8 Eva Hellstro¨m-Lindberg,9 Ayalew Tefferi,10 and Clara D. Bloomfield11. Doi:10.1182/blood-2009-03-209262, (Online Ap. 8, 2009)
WHO. 2017. “WHO Expert Committee on Biological Standardization, sixty-seventh report.” Geneva: World Health Organization; 2017 (WHO technical report series ; no. 1004). Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO