Leukemia Learning Center

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A set of related cancers that form in the bone marrow and other blood-producing organs. Leukemia is named after the leukocytes, white blood cells which mutate before maturity and become cancerous.

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Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL)
Acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) is a fast-growing cancer in which the body produces a large number of immature white blood cells (lymphocytes. These cells can be found in the blood, bone marrow, l...
Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML)
Chronic myelogenous leukemia is cancer of the bone marrow.
Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is cancer that starts inside bone marrow, the soft tissue inside bones that helps form blood cells. The cancer grows from cells that would normally turn into white bloo...
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia is cancer of the white blood cells (lymphocytes.
Hairy Cell Leukemia
Hairy cell leukemia (HCL) is a rare cancer of the blood. It affects B cells, a type of white blood cell (lymphocyte.

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