Leuk- refers to white blood cells, and -emia refers to the blood, so in leukemia , there’s uncontrolled proliferation of partially developed white blood cells, also called blast cells, which build up in the blood over a short period of time. Although leukemia means cancer white blood cells, it can also be used to refer to cancer of any of the blood cells, including red blood cells and platelets.
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