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Chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Chronic lymphocytic leukemia ( CLL) is a type of cancer in which the bone marrow makes too many lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell ). [ 2][ 8] Early on, there are typically no symptoms. [ 2] Later, non-painful lymph node swelling, feeling tired, fever, night sweats, or weight loss for no clear reason may occur ...
A complete blood count ( CBC ), also known as a full blood count ( FBC ), is a set of medical laboratory tests that provide information about the cells in a person's blood. The CBC indicates the counts of white blood cells, red blood cells and platelets, the concentration of hemoglobin, and the hematocrit (the volume percentage of red blood ...
Deaths. 353,500 (2015) [ 8] Leukemia ( also spelled leukaemia; pronounced / luːˈkiːmiːə / [ 1] loo-KEE-mee-ə) is a group of blood cancers that usually begin in the bone marrow and produce high numbers of abnormal blood cells. [ 9] These blood cells are not fully developed and are called blasts or leukemia cells. [ 2]
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia ( ALL) is a cancer of the lymphoid line of blood cells characterized by the development of large numbers of immature lymphocytes. [ 1] Symptoms may include feeling tired, pale skin color, fever, easy bleeding or bruising, enlarged lymph nodes, or bone pain. [ 1]
A team of North Carolina State University scientists have identified elevated levels of “forever chemicals” in the blood of every pet dog and horse they tested in a recent community study. The ...
Richter's transformation (RT), also known as Richter's syndrome, is the conversion of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or its variant, small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL), into a new and more aggressively malignant disease. [ 1] CLL is the circulation of malignant B lymphocytes with or without the infiltration of these cells into lymphatic or ...
Evans syndrome is an autoimmune disease in which an individual's immune system attacks their own red blood cells and platelets, the syndrome can include immune neutropenia. [ 1][ 2] These immune cytopenias may occur simultaneously or sequentially. [ 1][ 3] Its overall phenotype resembles a combination of autoimmune hemolytic anemia and immune ...
Chronic leukemia is an increase of abnormal white blood cells. It differs from acute leukemia, and is categorized as myelogenous, lymphocytic or myeloproliferative. Chronic leukemia may refer to: Chronic myelogenous leukemia. Chronic lymphocytic leukemia, including Hairy cell leukemia. Myeloproliferative neoplasms including polycythemia vera ...