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2. Leukemia & Lymphoma Society - Wikipedia

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   The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS), a 501 (c) (3) charitable organization founded in 1949, is a voluntary health organization dedicated to fighting blood cancer world-wide. LLS funds blood cancer research on cures for leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease, and myeloma. It provides free information and support services, and it advocates for blood cancer patients and their families seeking ...

3. 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 ...

4. Chronic lymphocytic leukemia - Wikipedia

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   904,000 (2015) [6] Deaths. 60,700 (2015) [7] 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 ...

5. Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma - Wikipedia

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   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]

6. Leukemia - Wikipedia

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   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] Symptoms may include bleeding and bruising, bone pain, fatigue, fever, and an increased risk of ...

7. Richter's transformation - Wikipedia

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   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 ...

8. T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia - Wikipedia

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   T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) is a type of acute lymphoblastic leukemia characterized by an aggressive malignant neoplasm of the bone marrow. [6] Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is a condition, wherein immature white blood cells accumulate in the bone marrow and crowd out normal white blood cells [7].

9. Cancer and Leukemia Group B - Wikipedia

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   Cancer and Leukemia Group B (CALGB; former name: Acute Leukemia Group B, ALGB) is a cancer research cooperative group in the United States. CALGB research is focused on seven major disease areas: leukemia, lymphoma, breast cancer, lung cancer, gastrointestinal malignancies, genito-urinary malignancies, and melanoma.