Title: What Are White Blood Cells?
Headings: What Are White Blood Cells?
What Are White Blood Cells?
Types of white blood cells
Problems affecting white blood cells

Content: Cancer treatments such as chemotherapy or radiation therapy can destroy white blood cells and leave you at risk for infection. Infection. A higher-than-normal white blood cell count usually means you have some type of infection. White blood cells are multiplying to destroy the bacteria or virus. Myelodysplastic syndrome. This condition causes abnormal production of blood cells. This includes white blood cells in the bone marrow. Cancer of the blood. Cancers including leukemia and lymphoma can cause uncontrolled growth of an abnormal type of blood cell in the bone marrow. This results in a greatly increased risk for infection or serious bleeding.