Leukemia is a cancer that starts in the organs that make blood, namely the bone marrow and the lymph system. Depending on their characteristics, leukemias can be divided into two broad types. Acute leukemias are the rapidly progressing leukemias, while...

Leukemia (pronounced loo-KEE-mee-uh) is a form of cancer (see cancer entry) in which the body produces too many white blood cells. Many forms of leukemia have been identified. They are divided into two general types: acute and chronic. An acute...

Leukemia A set of related cancers that form in the bone marrow and other blood-producing organs. Leukemia is named after the leukocytes, white blood cells which mutate before maturity and become cancerous. These cells reproduce rapidly, suppressing...

The abnormal proliferation of white blood cells causes a type of cancer known as leukemia. Leukemia is primarily caused by chromosomal instability, which leads to the transfer of genes from one chromosome to another, with or without fusion or...

Leukemia is a disease of the blood-forming organs. Primary tumors are found in the bone marrow and lymphoid tissues, specifically the liver, spleen, and lymph nodes. The characteristic common to all types of leukemia is the uncontrolled proliferation...

Cancer of blood-forming tissues with high levels of leukocytes. Radiation exposure and hereditary susceptibility are factors in some cases. In acute leukemias, anemia, fever, bleeding, and lymph-node swelling develop rapidly. Acute lymphocytic...

A cancerous disorder of tissue responsible for the formation of white blood cells. Some cases may result from exposure to chemicals, radiation or viruses. Acute and chronic forms of leukaemia differ in their clinical course according to the type of...

A form of cancer of the blood in which the number of white blood cells is increased. There are a number of different types of leukaemia, both acute and chronic. The various types are chiefly differentiated dependent upon the type of white blood cells...

Leukemia or leukaemia (Greek leukos λευκÏς, "white"; aima αίμα, "blood") is a cancer of the [[blood] or bone marrow and is characterized by an abnormal proliferation (production by multiplication) of blood cells, usually white blood cells...