| Bone marrow is an important part of human life. It is | | | | cell disorders. To diagnose these diseases a doctor |
| a flexible tissue that is found in the hollow interior of | | | | usually performs a bone marrow aspiration. This can |
| bones. Bone marrow exists in two forms. There is | | | | also be known as a biopsy. The site of the aspiration |
| red bone marrow and yellow bone marrow. Almost | | | | is usually on the back of the hip bone. During the |
| 100 percent of bone marrow at birth falls into the | | | | biopsy the doctors test the sample for different |
| red bone marrow category. Red bone marrow | | | | signs of cancer or any other infection of the bone |
| consists of myeloid tissue, red blood cells, platelets | | | | marrow. |
| and white blood cells. Yellow bone marrow consists | | | | One treatment for leukemia is a bone marrow |
| of fat cells and some white blood cells can develop in | | | | transplant. This can be done if a bone marrow donor |
| yellow bone marrow. Both the red and yellow bone | | | | matches a leukemia patient. Once the bone marrow |
| marrows contain various capillaries and blood vessels. | | | | from the donor is inserted into the body of the |
| The red bone marrow converts itself to yellow bone | | | | patient, if the match is successful, the newly infused |
| marrow over time. The red bone marrow can be | | | | cells will help with the production of blood cells. A |
| found in flat bones. Flat bones are found in the hip, | | | | bone marrow transplant is usually only used when the |
| the breast, the skull, the ribs, the shoulder blades and | | | | situation is extremely severe for a leukemia patient. |
| vertebrae. Yellow bone marrow is found in the hollow | | | | Some leukemia cases can be treated with |
| interior of the middle portion of bones. If there is | | | | chemotherapy and radiation techniques. |
| ever a severe condition of blood loss; the body has | | | | is the website for bone marrow donors. If you wish |
| the ability to convert the yellow bone marrow back | | | | to become a bone marrow donor or learn more |
| to red bone marrow to increase blood cell production. | | | | about donating your bone marrow to a foundation to |
| There are a couple of different diseases involving | | | | help leukemia patients you should give this website a |
| one's bone marrow that anyone can develop. | | | | look. If you aren't looking to donate bone marrow |
| Diseases of the bone marrow can develop from an | | | | you can make a financial donation to the foundation |
| infection or a malignancy. A malignancy is also known | | | | to keep it up and running. |
| as a cancer. One type of infection found to disease | | | | Bone marrow diseases and leukemia cannot be |
| bone marrow is called tuberculosis. Tuberculosis leads | | | | prevented. They are treatable but not preventable. |
| to the decrease in production of blood cells and blood | | | | They can be caused by the lack of blood cell |
| platelets. Cancer of the bone marrow in a human | | | | production or the overproduction of one type of |
| being is known as a leukemia. Other problems of the | | | | blood cell over the other. |
| bone marrow are anemias, lymphomas and plasma | | | | |