1. Introduction to blood cancers -- 2. Myths and facts about blood and stem cells -- 3. What happens in leukemias, lymphomas, and myelomas? -- 4. Different types of leukemias, lymphomas, and myelomas -- 5. Diagnosis of leukemia, lymphoma, and myeloma -- 6. The patient and the specialist -- 7. General management of blood cancers -- 8. Specific therapy for leukemias -- 9. Specific therapy for lymphomas -- 10. Specific current therapy for myelomas -- 11. Current role of stem cell transplantation for leukemias, lymphomas, and myelomas -- 12. Principal side-effects of the treatment of leukemias, lymphomas, and myelomas -- 13. Future prospects.