What does aplastic mean in aplastic anemia?

In aplastic anemia, stem cells are damaged. As a result, the bone marrow is either empty (aplastic) or contains few blood cells (hypoplastic). The most common cause of aplastic anemia is from your immune system attacking the stem cells in your bone marrow.

Is aplastic anemia a type of cancer?

Although aplastic anaemia is not a malignant disease (cancer) it can be very serious, especially if the bone marrow is severely affected and there are very few blood cells left in circulation.