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Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia

What is leukemia?

Leukemia is a term for cancers of the blood cells. Leukemia starts in blood-forming tissues such as the bone marrow. Your bone marrow makes the cells which will develop into white blood cells, red blood cells, and platelets. Each type of cell has a different job:

  • White blood cells help your body fight infection
  • Red blood cells deliver oxygen from your lungs to your tissues and organs
  • Platelets help form clots to stop bleeding

When you have leukemia, your bone marrow makes large numbers of abnormal cells. This problem most often happens with white blood cells. These abnormal cells build up in your bone marrow and blood. They crowd out the healthy blood cells and make it hard for your cells and blood to do their work.

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  1. Leukemia (National Library of Medicine)  
    What is leukemia? Leukemia is a term for cancers of the blood cells. Leukemia starts in blood-forming tissues such as the bone ... form clots to stop bleeding When you have leukemia, your bone marrow makes large numbers of abnormal ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/leukemia.html - Health Topics
  2. Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (National Library of Medicine)  
    What is leukemia? Leukemia is a term for cancers of the blood cells. Leukemia starts in blood-forming tissues such as the bone ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/chronicmyeloidleukemia.html - Health Topics
  3. Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (National Library of Medicine)  
    What is leukemia? Leukemia is a term for cancers of the blood cells. Leukemia starts in blood-forming tissues such as the bone ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/acutelymphocyticleukemia.html - Health Topics
  4. Acute Myeloid Leukemia (National Library of Medicine)  
    What is leukemia? Leukemia is a term for cancers of the blood cells. Leukemia starts in blood-forming tissues such as the bone ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/acutemyeloidleukemia.html - Health Topics
  5. Childhood Leukemia (National Library of Medicine)  
    What is leukemia? Leukemia is a term for cancers of the blood cells. Leukemia starts in blood-forming tissues such as the bone ... form clots to stop bleeding When you have leukemia, your bone marrow makes large numbers of abnormal ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/childhoodleukemia.html - Health Topics
  6. Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (National Library of Medicine)  
    What is leukemia? Leukemia is a term for cancers of the blood cells. Leukemia starts in blood-forming tissues such as the bone ... form clots to stop bleeding When you have leukemia, your bone marrow makes large numbers of abnormal ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/chroniclymphocyticleukemia.html - Health Topics
  7. PDGFRB-associated chronic eosinophilic leukemia 
    PDGFRB-associated chronic eosinophilic leukemia is a type of cancer of blood-forming cells. It is characterized by an elevated number of white blood cells called ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/...-associated-chronic-eosinophilic-leukemia - Genetics
  8. Core binding factor acute myeloid leukemia 
    Core binding factor acute myeloid leukemia (CBF-AML) is one form of a cancer of the blood-forming tissue (bone marrow) called acute myeloid leukemia. In normal ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/...ore-binding-factor-acute-myeloid-leukemia - Genetics
  9. Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) 
    Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is a fast-growing cancer of a type of white blood cells called lymphocytes. ALL occurs when ... role in the development of all types of leukemia: Certain chromosome problems Exposure to radiation Past treatment ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000541.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Acute myeloid leukemia - adult 
    Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is cancer that starts inside bone marrow. This is the soft tissue in the center of bones ... is one of the most common types of leukemia among adults. AML is more common in men ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000542.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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