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Main article: Cancer (cancer)
According to 2020 data, there are about 100 types of malignant blood diseases[1], the most common of which are:
- leukemia,
- lymphoma and
- multiple myeloma.
About 900,000 cases of these diseases are diagnosed annually in the world.
How malignant blood diseases differ from other oncological diseases in November 2020 was told by professor and doctor of medical sciences Vadim Vadimovich Ptushkin, chief hematologist of the Moscow Department of Health, deputy chief physician for hematology of the GBUZ "GKB named after S.P. Botkina":
"The main difference is that cancer does not form a tumor in the body, and malignant cells spread throughout the body. Therefore, for patients with this disease, there is no option for surgical treatment. Previously, chemotherapy was the only treatment, but today targeted therapy is actively developing in medicine. Drugs in this group block signals that cause damaged cells to divide. Thus, thanks to this therapy, it is possible to stop the division and spread of malignant cells in the blood- and lymphocyte, as well as to maintain the patient's quality of life at an adequate level. " |
Survival
From 1990 to 2020, the overall survival rate of patients with malignant blood diseases increased by an average of 18%. At the same time, the effectiveness of therapy is significantly influenced by early diagnosis - as with any malignant diseases, it significantly increases the chances of successful treatment by the[2].
Leukosis
Main article: Leukemia (leukemia, blood cancer)
Public persons with blood cancer
- Oleg Tinkov. He was diagnosed with blood cancer in October 2019.