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Leukemia (7062 bytes)
1: '''Leukemia''' ('''leukaemia''' in [[Commonwealth English]]) ...
3: The word ''leukemia'' tends to be used as an [[umbrella term]]. In th...
6: ...ed production and function of normal blood cells. Leukemia, dependent on the type, can spread to the [[lymph...
9: ...he type of abnormal cell found most in the blood. Leukemia is also clinically split in to its ''[[acute]]'' ...
10: *[[Acute lymphocytic leukemia]] (ALL)

Acute leukemia (169 bytes)
1: '''Acute leukemia''' may refer to:
2: * [[Acute myelogenous leukemia]]
3: * [[Acute lymphocytic leukemia]]
4: * ''Blast crisis'' of [[chronic myelogenous leukemia]]

Acute lymphocytic leukemia (8913 bytes)
17: [[Diagnosis|Diagnosing]] leukemia usually begins with a medical history and [[physi...
35: ...ll acute leukemias (including [[acute myelogenous leukemia]], AML). As ALL is not a solid tumour, the TxNxMx...
68: ... for approximately 80 per cent of all childhood [[Leukemia|leukaemia]] cases, making it the most common type...
84: * [http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society] - provides information about ...

Feline leukemia virus (5166 bytes)
1: '''Feline leukemia virus''' ('''FeLV''') is a [[retrovirus]], a viru...

Leukemia-Lymphoma Society (770 bytes)
1: ...Villiers after the death of their son Robert from leukemia. Since its founding it has provided hundreds of m...
3: [http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society official website]

Hairy cell leukemia (205 bytes)
1: '''Hairy cell leukemia''' is usually seen in [[HIV]] patients. Abnormal ...

Acute myelogenous leukemia (5259 bytes)
1: .... It is the most commonly diagnosed type of adult leukemia, and is rare among children.
5: ...ey progress if not treated. [[Chronic myelogenous leukemia]] (CML) is often without symptoms and can remain ...
9: ...n system based on the type of cell from which the leukemia developed and degree of maturity. This is done b...
15: * M3 (promyelocytic), or acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL)
35: ...casionally, a person may show no symptoms and the leukemia is discovered during a routine blood test. Usual...

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (4452 bytes)
1: '''Chronic lymphocytic leukemia''', or '''CLL''', is a [[cancer]] in which too ma...
5: CLL is the second-most diagnosed form of [[leukemia]] in adults. Men are twice as likely to develop C...
13: ... the [[immunophenotyping|immunophenotype]] of the leukemia, that is, the abnormal proteins expressed by the ...
34: ...LL Info] at [http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society]
35: *[http://www.acor.org/leukemia/cll.html GrannyBarb's CLL Info] at [http://www.ac...

Chronic myelogenous leukemia (4127 bytes)
1: ...leukemia''' (or '''CML''') is a form of chronic [[leukemia]] characterised by increased production of myeloi...
6: ...has the symptoms and risks of [[acute myelogenous leukemia]] (AML).
34: ...mptoms and characteristics of [[acute myelogenous leukemia]], and has a very high [[mortality]] rate. This s...
40: ... discrimination in good risk chronic granulocytic leukemia. Blood 1984;63:789-799. PMID 6584184.
41: ...ore for survival of patients with chronic myeloid leukemia treated with interferon alfa.'' J Natl Cancer Ins...

Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (2907 bytes)
1: ...se of several diseases, including '''adult T cell leukemia/lymphoma''' ('''ATLL'''), a rare [[cancer]] of th...
14: ...&dopt=Abstract Seizing of T cells by human T-cell leukemia/lymphoma virus type 1.] ''Adv Cancer Res.'' 2003;...
15: ...v/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00001013.htm Adult T-Cell Leukemia/Lymphoma Associated With Human T-Lymphotropic Vir...

Splenomegaly (240 bytes)
5: * [[hairy cell leukemia]]
6: * [[Chronic myelogenous leukemia]]

ALL (213 bytes)
3: * [[Acute lymphocytic leukemia]], a [[leukemia]] affecting mostly children.

List of chromosomal translocations (970 bytes)
7: ...myelogenous leukemia|CML]], [[acute lymphoblastic leukemia|ALL]]
10: *t(15;17) - [[Acute promyelocytic leukemia|APL]]

The Last Book in the Universe (515 bytes)
9: ..., Spaz must go to [[Eden]] to find a cure for the leukemia.

Hematology (1308 bytes)
11: ** [[leukemia]]s
29: * [[Bone marrow transplant]] (e.g. for [[leukemia]])
30: * [[Chemotherapy]] (e.g. for [[leukemia]])
31: * [[Radiotherapy]] (in decline, e.g. for [[leukemia]])

Granulocytosis (649 bytes)
5: ... (it is the main feature of [[chronic myelogenous leukemia]], CML)

Hematological malignancy (2794 bytes)
11: * [[Leukemia]]:
12: ** [[Acute lymphoblastic leukemia]] (ALL)
13: ** [[Acute myelogenous leukemia]] (AML)
14: ** [[Chronic myelogenous leukemia]] (CML)
15: ** [[Chronic lymphocytic leukemia]] (CLL)

Roth spot (178 bytes)
2: Associated with [[leukemia]], [[diabetes]], bacterial [[endocarditis]] and [...

Matthew Smith (lawyer) (193 bytes)
1: ...hew Smith''' is a prominent [[lawyer]] and anti-[[leukemia]] activist. The leading attorney for [[Intel]], h...

Somatic damage (224 bytes)
1: ... cause a person to get ill, develop [[cancer]], [[leukemia]], [[Infertility|sterility]], or other sicknesses...

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