Blood Disorders

Blood disorders are conditions that keep parts of your blood from doing their jobs:

• Your red blood cells carry oxygen throughout your body.
• Your white blood cells help protect your body from infection.
• Your platelets help your blood to clot so you don’t bleed more than normal.

Blood disorders may be cancerous or noncancerous. This article focuses on noncancerous blood disorders.

You may inherit a noncancerous blood disorder or develop one because you have an underlying condition that affects your blood. Some blood disorders may not cause symptoms or require treatment. Others are chronic (lifelong) illnesses that require treatment but typically won’t affect how long you’ll live. Other blood disorders are serious illnesses that can be life-threatening.

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