LeukemiaEveryone has heard of cancer. You should also know that you don't want it. Do you know why you don't want it? That's right, cancer is bad. But do you know the specific types? You may know something about some types, but you can learn so much more. A common type of cancer is leukemia. Leukemia is a cancer of the blood. You may have heard of it or think you know it all, but common facts aren't everything. Leukemia is named after the type of cancer it is. It comes from the Greek leukos meaning “white” and aima meaning “blood” (Medical News Today). Leukemia was first recognized in 1845 by Rudolf Virchow (Siegel & Newton, 15). Performing an autopsy, he discovered many white blood cells in the bloodstream. What it is is simple. Leukemia is a form of cancer that impairs the body's ability to produce blood cells (Siegel & Newton, 10). If you have leukemia, many abnormal white blood cells are produced by the bone marrow (WebMD). These abnormal blood cells have a name by which they are called: leukemia cells. These cells do not face the same problem...