Blood Diseases

A group of diseases and disorders that affect the blood’s ability to deliver nutrients and oxygen to tissues, remove waste products, or perform other essential functions.

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Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)
A rare cancer of the blood cells in which the bone marrow makes too many lymphoblasts, a type of immature white blood cell.
Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
Acute myeloid leukemia is a blood cancer that usually develops and advances rapidly. Learn more about symptoms and treatment.
Amyloidosis
Amyloidosis is a disease marked by the accumulation of abnormally folded proteins in organs and tissues. Learn about symptoms and treatments.
Anemia
Anemia is a condition in which a person doesn’t have enough red blood cells to carry oxygen throughout the body. As a result, they may experience dizziness, fatigue, and light-headedness.
Apheresis
Apheresis is a technology that separates donated blood components to treat certain illnesses. Learn more about this procedure.
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Neutropenia
Condition in which a person has abnormally low levels of neutrophils, a type of white blood cell that helps fight off infection.

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Photopheresis
Photopheresis (also known as extracorporeal photochemotherapy, ECP) is a blood-filtering treatment that works with your body’s own immune system to treat disease.

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Thrombocytopenia
A condition in which a person has a low platelet count. Platelets are blood cells that help form clots to stop wounds from bleeding.