Impact of Hematologic Malignancy in Women: A systemic Literature Review Rahmawati Minhajat
Hematology and Medical Oncology Division. Internal Medicine Department Medical Faculty Hasanuddin University Makassar
Abstract
Hematologic malignancy or blood cancer are blood cell malignancy originating from bone marrow and lymph nodes, including leukemia, lymphoma, and myeloma. This is a diverse group of diseases which affect both women and men throughout their life. The etiology of hematologic malignancy remain unknown. Ionic radiation, chemical and dust exposure, chemical exposure, viral infection, and genetic predisposition are associated with increased risk. The response, prognosis, and treatment of this diseases also varied. Symptoms of a hematologic malignancy are fatigue, weakness, shortness of breath, fever, bleeding, bruising, joint and bone pain, and recurrent infection. In addition, female patients often experience particular symptoms as heavy menstrual or vaginal bleeding during pregnancy, sometimes lead to infertility and precocious menopause.
The aim of this study is to examine the impact of haematologic malignancy in woman. A review of the international literature was conducted from the databases Medline using the combination of keywords of hematologic malignancies, women, female, impact, menstrual, pregnancy, fertility and menopause.
