Disease Information
What is leukaemia?
Leukaemia is cancer of the bone marrow. Click here to visit the Leukaemia Foundation’s website for more information on leukaemias, lymphomas, myeloma and related blood disorders.
How do people get leukaemia?
Factors that may affect leukaemia’s development are not clear but may include a person’s genetic history, exposure to intense radiation and certain chemicals such as benzene and viruses like the Human T-Cell Leukaemia virus. Click here to visit the Leukaemia Foundation’s website for more information on leukaemias, lymphomas, myeloma and related blood disorders.



