Health: Do age, smoking or lifestyle trigger blood cancer risk? Click here for details

To make people aware about this disease, every year the month of September is celebrated as Blood Cancer Awareness Month.

New Delhi: Blood cancer is a disease that is one of the most serious illness in society today.

In today's time, many types of diseases are increasing due to poor eating habits and unhealthy lifestyle. To make people aware about this disease, every year the month of September is celebrated as Blood Cancer Awareness Month. The purpose of this month is to tell people about the symptoms of this disease.

This will help in identifying the danger in time. Blood cancer is one of those diseases about which people often know very little. This is the reason why sometimes it is identified late. If people are aware of its risk factors, then it becomes easy to start investigation and treatment in time. Although this disease can happen to anyone, it is important that people remain alert and keep getting daily checkups regarding their health. Our article today is on this topic. We will tell you what is blood cancer and what are its risk factors. So let's know in detail -

Blood cancer is a disease that attacks the most important part of our body, blood cells. These cells give us strength, protect us from diseases and do not allow excessive bleeding when we get injured. When the DNA of these cells gets damaged, they become cancerous and are unable to do their job properly.

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What is blood cancer?

When the blood cells in your body are not formed or cannot function properly, it is called blood cancer. This disease mostly starts from the soft part inside your bones i.e. bone marrow. Bone marrow contains stem cells. These are such special cells, which later form three types of essential blood cells-

Red Blood Cells: These carry oxygen throughout the body.

White Blood Cells: These protect your body from diseases.

Platelets: These help in clotting of blood, so that there is not much bleeding in case of injury.
Let us tell you that in case of blood cancer, these three cells are not formed properly or their function gets impaired. Like any cancer, blood cancer is also a serious disease.

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How many types of blood cancer are there?
Leukemia
Lymphoma
Myeloma
Risk factors of blood cancer
There are some things that can increase the risk of blood cancer, such as-

Age- The risk of blood cancer increases with age.
Sex- This disease is more common in men.
Smoking- Smoking or second hand smoking also increases the risk of blood cancer.
Effect of toxic chemicals- Being exposed to chemicals like benzene and formaldehyde for a long time.

Previous cancer treatment- If you have undergone radiation or chemotherapy before, then there are chances of this disease.

Family history- Some blood cancers can run in families, although most patients do not have such a family history.

Some diseases- Long-term inflammation, some genetic disorders and autoimmune diseases also increase the risk.

How to reduce the risk?

It is not possible to prevent blood cancer completely. This disease can happen to a healthy person as well. But you can avoid some risk factors, such as quitting smoking, paying attention to diet.

Symptoms of blood cancer

Feeling tired

Shortness of breath

Swollen lymph nodes

Frequent infections

Bone pain

Excessive sweating at night

Joint pain

Persistent fever

Sudden weight loss

Why does blood cancer occur?

Blood cancer begins when the DNA of blood cells changes (mutation).

DNA tells cells when to grow, divide and die.

When DNA gives the wrong orders, cells start growing in a strange way.

These bad cells form more than necessary and stop the growth of normal cells.

Gradually, the healthy cells in the bone marrow decrease. Due to this, the body does not get enough blood cells to function properly.