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  1. Leukemia, Adult Chronic (National Library of Medicine)
    Leukemia is cancer of the white blood cells. White blood cells help your body fight infection. Your blood cells form in your bone marrow. In leukemia, however, the bone marrow produces abnormal white blood ...
  2. Leukemia, Childhood (National Library of Medicine)
    Leukemia is cancer of the white blood cells. It is the most common type of childhood cancer. ... blood cells help your body fight infection. In leukemia, however, the bone marrow produces abnormal white blood ...
  3. Leukemia, Adult Acute (National Library of Medicine)
    Leukemia is cancer of the white blood cells. White blood cells help your body fight infection. Your blood cells form in your bone marrow. In leukemia, however, the bone marrow produces abnormal white blood ...
  4. Leukemia Interactive Tutorial (Patient Education Institute)
    ... causes damage to the chromosomes leading to cancer. Leukemia Leukemia is cancer of the blood cells. Normal ...
  5. Acute myelogenous leukemia; AML; Acute granulocytic leukemia; Acute nonlymphocytic leukemia (ANLL); Leukemia - acute myeloid (AML); Leukemia - acute granulocytic; Leukemia - nonlymphocytic (ANLL)
  6. ALL; Acute childhood leukemia; Cancer - acute childhood leukemia (ALL); Leukemia - acute childhood (ALL) ... disease may also occur in adults. In acute leukemia, cancerous cells multiply quickly and replace normal cells. ...
  7. CML; Chronic granulocytic leukemia; Leukemia - chronic granulocytic (CML) ... 100,000 and makes up 7 - 20% cases of leukemia. It is usually associated with a chromosome abnormality ...
  8. CLL; Leukemia - chronic lymphocytic (CLL) ... Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) causes a slow increase in the number of white blood cells called B cells in the bone ...
  9. Leukemic reticuloendotheliosis; HCL; Leukemia - hairy cell ... average age of onset is 55. Hairy cell leukemia is rare. ... improved the survival of patients with hairy cell leukemia. Most patients with hairy cell leukemia can expect ...
  10. Resources - leukemia ... The following organizations provide information on leukemia : National Cancer Institute -- www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/leukemia The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society - www.leukemia.org
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