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Patient Appointment Center Hours: 7 a. Monday - Friday; 8 a. Home Cancers Leukemia Diagnosis Causes. What Are the Causes of Leukemia? How does leukemia form? In acute leukemia, cancer cells multiply quickly. In chronic leukemia, the disease progresses slowly and early symptoms may be very mild. Leukemia involving myeloid cells is called myeloid or myelogenous leukemia.
Myeloid cells are immature blood cells that would normally become granulocytes or monocytes. There are four main types of leukemia:. Acute myeloid leukemia AML can occur in children and adults. This is the most common form of leukemia. The 5-year survival rate for AML is Acute lymphocytic leukemia ALL occurs mostly in children. The 5-year survival rate for ALL is Chronic myeloid leukemia CML affects mostly adults.
The 5-year survival rate for CML is Chronic lymphocytic leukemia CLL is most likely to affect people over age The 5-year survival rate for CLL is Hairy cell leukemia is a very rare subtype of CLL.
Its name comes from the appearance of the cancerous lymphocytes under a microscope. Researchers do not know what exactly causes leukemia. However, there are some risk factors for developing this cancer. Some of these risk factors include :. The causes of leukemia are not currently known. However, several factors that may increase your risk have been identified. These include :. Leukemia is usually treated by a hematologist-oncologist.
These are doctors who specialize in blood disorders and cancer. The treatment depends on the type and stage of the cancer. Some forms of leukemia grow slowly and do not need immediate treatment. However, treatment for leukemia usually involves one or more of the following :. Leukemia may be suspected if you have concerning symptoms or certain risk factors. It is most common in older people. Chronic lymphocytic leukemia CLL is a type of cancer that starts from white blood cells called lymphocytes in the bone marrow.
CLL mainly affects older adults, and accounts for about one-third of all leukemias. Chronic myeloid leukemia CML , also known as chronic myelogenous leukemia, is a type of cancer that starts in the blood-forming cells of the bone marrow and invades the blood. Chronic myelomonocytic leukemia CMML is a type of cancer that starts in blood-forming cells of the bone marrow and invades the blood. It affects mainly older adults.
Leukemia is the most common cancer in children and teens, accounting for almost 1 out of 3 cancers. Most childhood leukemias are acute lymphocytic leukemia ALL.
Most of the remaining cases are acute myeloid leukemia AML. Chronic leukemias are rare in children.
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