Blood cancers and advice! Cancr y gwaed!

Leukaemia (blood cancer) is cancer of the cells found in the blood stream, usually those that develop in the bone marrow. Cells have a mutation in their DNA which means they proliferate uncontrollably, and they do not mature, meaning they cannot function properly. Leukaemia can be in myeloid cells or lymphocytic cells. Myeloid cells become red cells, white cells and platelets, and lymphoid stem cells develop into T-lymphocytes and B-lymphocytes.

Symptoms

Symptoms of Leukaemia. Symptomau cancr y gwaed. 

• Fever or chills
• Persistent fatigue, weakness
• Frequent or severe infections
• Losing weight without trying
• Swollen lymph nodes, enlarged liver or spleen
• Easy bleeding or bruising
• Recurrent nosebleeds
• Tiny red spots in your skin (petechiae)
• Excessive sweating, especially at night
• Bone pain or tenderness

Mae leukaemia (cancr y gwaed) yn gancr o unrhyw fath o gell sydd o fewn y gwaed, ond fel arfer y rhai sydd yn datblygu o fewn mêr yr esgyrn. Mae gan y celloedd fwtaniad a olygir eu bod yn datblygu'n anghywir ac heb reolaeth, felly does dim celloedd gweithredol yn y corff. Mae leukaemia yn tueddu i orwedd o fewn celloedd myeloid neu lymphocytic. Mae'r symptomau uchod yn deillio o'r ffaith bod celloedd myeloid yn datblygu i fod yn gelloedd gwaed coch, gwyn a phlatennau, ac mae celloedd lymphocytic yn datblygu i fod yn gelloedd T neu B, sy'n gweithredu o fewn y system imiwnedd.


https://www.leukaemia.org.au/disease-information/leukaemias/ 
https://about-cancer.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/leukaemia

I am not a doctor and all of this information was found either in a short lecture at university or on the internet. Please seek professional help, via your GP, if you need support or are worried about the topic discussed. Nid wyf yn feddyg, ac fe ddaw y gwybodaeth hwn o'r we neu o ddarlith, felly os ydych chi yn poeni, eich meddyg teulu yw'r cyswllt cyntaf.