This type of leukemia makes up about 3 in 4 cases of childhood leukemia. Besides age, other risk factors for ALL include radiation exposure, chemical exposure, certain viral infections ...

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) starts in bone marrow, the soft inner part of your bones. There are some key differences that set CLL apart from other types of leukemia, such as ALL (acute ...

Leukemia is a type of blood cancer caused by a rise in the number of white blood cells in your body. Many types of leukemia produce no obvious symptoms in the early stages. Leukemia red spots are ...

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) tends to have a better outlook than most other types of leukemia. About 88% of adults over the age of 20 years live for 5 years post-diagnosis, and some can live ...

Additional techniques that may be used to further classify the type of leukemia include flow cytometric immunophenotyping [2] and genetic analysis. †Multiplex FISH (M-FISH) is a whole-genome ...

A.S. (N.I.H. 01 02 84), a 36-year-old man with Schilling-type monocytic ... implantation. Four cases of clostridial gas gangrene and septicemia in patients with leukemia are presented.