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Leukaemia

is a type of cancer affecting the white blood cells, which are immune system cells that fight infections and combat cancer. Leukaemia is characterised by abnormal cells growing uncontrollably. This growth takes place in the bone marrow where the body’s blood cells are made, and leukaemia cells are also found in the blood.