Leukemia

Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Is a cancer of the bone marrow and blood. Progresses rapidly without treatment. Does not have a clear cause. Click here to access ALL statistics.    What You Should Know It's important to start treatment soon after diagnosis. ALL is also called acute lymphocytic leukemia and acute lymphoid leukemia. ALL affects the blood cells and immune system. ...

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) Is a cancer of the bone marrow and the blood. Progresses rapidly without treatment. Affects mostly cells that aren't fully developed- these cells can't carry out their normal functions. Can be a difficult disease to treat. Researchers are studying new approaches to AML therapy in clinical trials. Click here to access AML statistics.     What You Should Kno...

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) Is a type of blood cancer that begins in the bone marrow. Can progress either slowly or quickly depending on the form it takes. Click here to access CLL statistics. What You Should Know CLL is the most common type of leukemia in adults. Hematologists and oncologists are specialists who treat people who have CLL or other types of blood cancer. Some people ha...

Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) Is a cancer of the bone marrow and blood. CML is usually diagnosed in its chronic phase when treatment is very effective for most patients. CML has three phases. Click here to access CML statistics.    What You Should Know CML is also called chronic myelogenous leukemia, chronic granulocytic leukemia, and chronic myelocytic leukemia. CML is one ...

Hairy cell leukemia (HCL) Is a type of blood cancer that begins in the bone marrow. Is a rare type of leukemia in adults. Hairy cell leukemia gets its name from the short, thin projections that look like hair on its cells.   What You Should Know Many people with hairy cell leukemia live good-quality lives for years with medical care. Hematologists and oncologists are specialists who tre...

Chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML) Is an uncommon blood cancer that has features of two other types of blood cancers. For this reason, the World Health Organization (WHO) classifies CMML as a mixed myelodysplastic/myeloproliferative disease. Affects approximately three in 100,000 individuals in the United States each year. Generally affects older adults. Is diagnosed in twice as many males than f...

Juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia (JMML) Is an uncommon blood cancer that can progress rapidly without treatment. Has features of two other types of blood cancers. For this reason, the World Health Organization (WHO) classifies JMML as a mixed myelodysplastic/myeloproliferative disease. Is most commonly diagnosed in infants and children younger than 6 years old. Is often diagnosed in infants between a...