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2. Acute lymphoblastic leukemia - Wikipedia

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   Deaths. 111,000 (2015) [10] 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]

3. Leukemia - Wikipedia

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   Acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) occurs far more commonly in adults than in children, and more commonly in men than women. It is treated with chemotherapy. The five-year survival rate is 20%. Subtypes of AML include acute promyelocytic leukemia, acute myeloblastic leukemia, and acute megakaryoblastic leukemia.

4. Tumors of the hematopoietic and lymphoid tissues - Wikipedia

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   Tumors of the hematopoietic and lymphoid tissues ( American English) or tumours of the haematopoietic and lymphoid tissues ( British English) are tumors that affect the blood, bone marrow, lymph, and lymphatic system. [1] [2] Because these tissues are all intimately connected through both the circulatory system and the immune system, a disease ...

5. T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia - Wikipedia

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   Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is a condition where immature white blood cells accumulate in the bone marrow, subsequently crowding out normal white blood cells [7] and create build-up in the liver, spleen, and lymph nodes. [8] The two most common types of ALL are B-lymphocytes and T-lymphocytes, where the first protects the body against ...

6. Leukemia & Lymphoma Society - Wikipedia

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   Acute myeloid leukemia. Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a rapidly progressing disease that remains one of the most deadly blood cancers, killing more than 11,000 Americans a year. Despite advances in treating other blood cancers, the standard of treatment for AML – a combination of toxic chemotherapies – has changed little over the past ...

7. Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma - Wikipedia

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   Specialty. Oncology, hematology. Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma ( ATL or ATLL) is a rare cancer of the immune system's T-cells [1] [2] [3] caused by human T cell leukemia/lymphotropic virus type 1 ( HTLV-1 ). [4] All ATL cells contain integrated HTLV-1 provirus further supporting that causal role of the virus in the cause of the neoplasm. [4]