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What is Hematology?
Hematology is a branch of medicine concerning the study of blood, blood-forming organs such as bone marrow, and blood-related disorders and diseases. The word “heme” comes from the Greek word for blood. Hematological tests are used to detect and diagnose diseases such as haemophilia, anaemia, leukaemia, sickle-cell anaemia, lymphomas, and several infections.
Who is Hematologist?
Hematologists are healthcare providers who specialize in diagnosing, treating and managing diseases that affect your blood, bone marrow and lymphatic system. Blood diseases may be benign (noncancerous) disorders or malignant (cancerous). Blood disorders and blood cancer may have mild symptoms or be life-threatening.
What does a hematologist do?
Hematologists diagnose, treat and manage a wide range of diseases that affect your blood cells. Blood diseases may be benign (noncancerous) or malignant (cancerous). Some diseases keep your blood from flowing (blood clots). Other diseases make you bleed more than normal. Blood disorders and blood cancer may have mild symptoms or be life-threatening.
When would I need to see a hematologist?
You may need to see a hematologist because your primary healthcare provider wants a blood specialist to review your blood test results. It’s important to remember that initial blood test results aren’t signs of serious illness.
What are common blood diseases?
We rely on our blood for many things. Red blood cells give our body energy by carrying oxygen to tissues throughout our bodies. White blood cells help our immune system fight infection. Platelets are blood cells that help slow and stop bleeding. Plasma is a liquid that holds your blood cells together.
If you have a blood disease, it means one or more parts of your blood aren’t working as they should. Some blood diseases (disorders) are benign, meaning they aren’t cancer but they’re still serious illnesses.
Common Blood Cancers
There are many different blood cancer types. According to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, the three most common blood cancers are:
- Leukemia: Leukemia is the most common blood cancer in the United States and the most common cancer among children and teenagers. The five-year survival rate has quadrupled over the past 40 years.
- Lymphoma: Lymphoma is cancer of your lymphatic system. The lymphoma survival rate has doubled over the past 40 years.
- Myeloma: Myeloma is cancer that starts in your bone marrow and affects your plasma cells. More than half of people diagnosed with myeloma are alive five years after diagnosis.
Each blood cancer has many different sub-types.
What are common blood tests?
Your blood consists of many parts. Healthcare providers may order tests that evaluate your blood as whole or different parts of your blood. Here are some common tests a hematologist may order to diagnose a blood disorder or blood cancer:
- Complete blood count (CBC): This basic blood test evaluates your red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets.
- Blood differential test: This test counts the numbers of each type of white blood cell. Providers may do this test when they do a complete blood count.
- Prothrombin time test (PTT): This test measures how quickly your blood forms clots.
- Reticulocyte count: This test measures the number of young blood cells (reticulocytes) in your blood.
- Peripheral blood smear (PBS): Providers use this process to examine your red and white blood cells and platelets under a microscope.
