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9 mag 2024 · Leukemia, a cancer of the blood-forming tissues characterized by a large increase in the numbers of white blood cells in the circulation or bone marrow. There are different types of leukemia, which are defined as either acute or chronic and as either myelogenous or lymphocytic.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
3 mag 2024 · Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is a type of cancer of the blood and bone marrow — the spongy tissue inside bones where blood cells are made. The term "chronic" in chronic lymphocytic leukemia comes from the fact that this leukemia typically progresses more slowly than other types of leukemia.
3 giorni fa · Chemotherapy is curative for some cancers, such as some leukemias, ineffective in some brain tumors, and needless in others, such as most non-melanoma skin cancers. The effectiveness of chemotherapy is often limited by its toxicity to other tissues in the body.
27 apr 2024 · Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a rapidly progressing myeloid neoplasm characterized by the clonal expansion of immature myeloid-derived cells, known as blasts, in the peripheral blood and bone marrow.
- Anusha Vakiti, Prerna Mewawalla
- 2023/08/08
- Allegheny Health Network Cancer Inst
26 apr 2024 · Genotypic and Phenotypic Characteristics of Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia Translocation Variants A Mannan and others Hematology/Oncology and Stem Cell Therapy, December 2020. Volume 13, Issue 4, Pages 189 to 201. Clinical and molecular features of acute promyelocytic leukemia with variant retinoid acid receptor fusions L Wen and others
3 mag 2024 · Tests and procedures used to diagnose chronic lymphocytic leukemia include blood tests designed to: Count the number of cells in a blood sample. A complete blood count may be used to count the number of lymphocytes in a blood sample. A high number of B cells, one type of lymphocyte, may indicate chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
4 giorni fa · Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is a slow-growing blood cancer involving the abnormal overgrowth of a type of white blood cell called B-lymphocytes. In CLL, not only are too many abnormal B-lymphocytes produced, but the cancerous cells also live longer than healthy B-lymphocytes do.
