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	Acute myeloid leukemia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Acute myelogenous leukemia (AML), also known as acute myeloid leukemia, is a cancer of the myeloid line of blood cells.
		Acute leukemias of ambiguous lineage (also known as mixed phenotype acute leukemia) occur when the leukemic cells can not be classified as either myeloid or lymphoid cells or where both types of cells are present.
		Because acute promyelocytic leukemia has the highest curability and has a unique form of treatment, it is important to establish or exclude the diagnosis of this subtype of leukemia.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Acute_myelogenous_leukemia (1317 words)

	Atlas Of Acute Leukemia (ALL, AML)
		Acute leukemia is closely related to erythroleukemia, a condition intermediate between acute erythremia and acute leukemia erythremia <— erythroleukemia —> myeloblastic leukemia.
		Acute eosinophilic leukemia is diagnosed by examination of the bone marrow, since eosinophils usually are not increased in the peripheral blood.
		Acute basophilic leukemia is evidenced by an extreme increase in the basophilic granulated cells of granulocytopoiesis.
	www.meds.com /leukemia/atlas/acute_leukemia.html (815 words)

	Dr. Koop - Acute Myeloid Leukemia (Adult)- Health Encyclopedia and Reference
		Acute Myeloid Leukemia is the most common form of myeloid leukemia in adults (chronic lymphocytic leukemia is the most common form of leukemia in adults overall).
		The diagnosis of leukemia is confirmed by examination of the cells by microscopy, by the cell surface characteristics of the leukemic cells (based on immunohistochemistry and flow cytometry studies) markers, as well as the presence of certain specific chromosomal abnormalities identified within the leukemic cells.
		Leukemia is treated mainly with chemotherapy, although radiotherapy and biological therapy can play a role in certain scenarios.
	www.drkoop.com /encyclopedia/93/640.html (846 words)

	Acute lymphoblastic leukemia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), also known as acute lymphocytic leukemia, is a cancer of the white blood cells, characterised by the overproduction and continuous multiplication of malignant and immature white blood cells (referred to as lymphoblasts) in the bone marrow.
		Subtyping of the various forms of ALL is done according to the FAB (French-American-British) classification, which is used for all acute leukemias (including acute myelogenous leukemia, AML).
		Treatment for acute leukemia can include chemotherapy, steroids, radiation therapy, intensive combined treatments (including bone marrow or stem cell transplants), and growth factors.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Acute_lymphocytic_leukemia (1315 words)

	ACS :: What is acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL)?
		Acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL), also called acute lymphoblastic leukemia, is a type of cancer that starts from white blood cells in the bone marrow (the soft inner part of the bones) called lymphocytes.
		Leukemias are divided into 4 main types with several subtypes in order to better predict each patient's prognosis (outlook) and help doctors select the best treatment for each patient.
		Acute leukemia versus chronic leukemia: The first factor to consider in classifying a patient's leukemia is whether most of the abnormal cells are mature (resemble normal circulating white blood cells) or immature.
	www.cancer.org /docroot/cri/content/cri_2_4_1x_what_is_adult_acute_leukemia_57.asp?sitearea=cri (1112 words)

	ACS :: What Is Acute Myeloid Leukemia?
		Acute myeloid leukemia (AML), also known as acute myelocytic leukemia or acute myelogenous leukemia, is a cancer that begins in cells that normally develop into blood cells.
		Acute leukemia that develops in lymphocytes is called acute lymphocytic leukemia and is discussed in a separate document.
		Leukemias are divided into 4 main types with several subtypes in order to better predict each patient's prognosis and help doctors select the best treatment for each patient.
	www.cancer.org /docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_1x_What_Is_Acute_Myeloid_Leukemia.asp?sitearea= (1138 words)

	The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society : Disease Information - Leukemia Facts & Statistics
		Leukemia* is a malignant disease (cancer) of the bone marrow and blood.
		Acute leukemia is a rapidly progressing disease that results in the accumulation of immature, functionless cells in the marrow and blood.
		Signs of acute leukemia may include easy bruising or bleeding (as a result of platelet deficiency), paleness or easy fatigue (as a result of anemia), recurrent minor infections or poor healing of minor cuts (because of inadequate white cell count).
	www.leukemia-lymphoma.org /all_page?item_id=9346 (1260 words)

	Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia Cancer.
		Acute lymphocytic leukemia is the principal type of leukemia that affects children.
		Leukemia is a generalized disorder of blood cell production in which abnormal white blood cells accumulate in the blood and bone marrow.
		During the early stages of leukemia, it may be difficult for a physician to identify the condition as anything more than one of the many minor illnesses that children always seem to be passing through.
	www.cancer-info.com /lymphleuk.htm (2541 words)

	The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society : Disease Information - Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
		Acute lymphocytic leukemia may be called by several names, including acute lymphoid leukemia and acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
		The disease is often referred to as acute lymphoblastic leukemia because the leukemic cell that replaces the normal marrow is the (leukemic) lymphoblast.
		Acute lymphocytic leukemia occurs most often in the first decade of life but increases in frequency again in older individuals.
	www.leukemia-lymphoma.org /all_page?item_id=7049 (1291 words)

	Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Acute lymphocytic leukemia is a progressive, malignant disease characterized by large numbers of immature white blood cells that resemble lymphoblasts.
		Acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) accounts for 80% of the acute leukemias of childhood, with most cases occurring between ages 3 and 7.
		Risk factors for acute leukemia include Down syndrome, a sibling with leukemia, and exposure to radiation, chemicals, and drugs.
	www.utmedicalcenter.org /encyclopedia/000541.htm (336 words)

	Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia Treatment - National Cancer Institute
		Adult acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a type of cancer in which the bone marrow makes abnormal myeloblasts (a type of white blood cell), red blood cells, or platelets.
		Adult acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a cancer of the blood and bone marrow.
		Leukemia cells are unable to do their usual work and can build up in the bone marrow and blood so there is less room for healthy white blood cells, red blood cells, and platelets.
	www.cancer.gov /cancerinfo/pdq/treatment/adultAML/patient (1314 words)

	Learn about Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML) leukemia blood cancer
		Acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) is a malignancy that arises in either granulocytes or monocytes which are white blood cells that battle infectious agents throughout the body.
		Acute myelogenous leukemia is the most common type of leukemia in adults, with an estimated 10,100 new cases of AML reported each year.
		Acute myelogenous leukemia may be called by several names, including acute myelocytic leukemia, acute myeloblastic leukemia, acute granulocytic leukemia, or acute nonlymphocytic leukemia.
	www.leukemia-web.org /acute-myelogenous-leukemia.htm (476 words)

	OHSU Health - Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Leukemia is cancer of the blood cells, usually the white blood cells.
		Acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) is a cancer of the blood in which too many lymphocytes, a type of white blood cell, are produced by the bone marrow and by organs of the lymph system.
		Acute leukemia can occur over a short period of days to weeks.
	www.ohsuhealth.com /htaz/blood/blooddis/leuks/overview/acute_lymphocytic_leukemia.cfm (548 words)

	Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
		Acute myeloid leukemia (AML), also known as acute myelogenous or acute myeloblastic leukemia, is a type of cancer that starts from cells that normally develop into blood cells.
		Acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) is the most common form of leukemia with more than 10,000 people diagnosed each year, according to National Cancer Institute estimates.
		In a study of 25 children with acute myeloid leukemia who relapsed after a first transplant, Hutchinson Center researchers found that nearly half of those who underwent a second transplant from a tissue-matched donor were still alive after 10 years.
	www.fhcrc.org /research/diseases/aml (827 words)

	Childhood Cancer: Leukemia
		Acute childhood leukemias are also divided into acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) and acute myelogenous leukemia (AML), depending on whether specific white blood cells called lymphyocytes, which are linked to immune defenses, are involved.
		Regular checkups can spot early symptoms of leukemia in the relatively rare cases where this cancer is linked to an inherited genetic problem, to prior cancer treatment, or to use of immunosuppressive drugs for organ transplants.
		Certain features of a child's leukemia, such as age and initial white blood cell count, are used in determining the intensity of treatment needed to achieve the best chance for cure.
	kidshealth.org /parent/medical/cancer/cancer_leukemia.html (1483 words)

	Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML) - patient information
		Acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) is a fast-growing cancer of the blood and bone marrow.
		Acute myelogenous leukemia is also called acute myeloblastic leukemia, acute myeloid leukemia, acute granulocytic leukemia or acute nonlymphocytic leukemia.
		This is because leukemia cells may be returned to the patient along with his or her blood-forming cells.
	www.marrow.org /PATIENT/Undrstnd_Disease_Treat/Lrn_about_Disease/AML/index.html (1961 words)

	M. D. Anderson Cancer Center - What is Leukemia
		Leukemia is cancer of blood-forming tissue such as bone marrow.
		There is no increased occurrence of leukemia among people such as friends, family and caregivers who have close contact with leukemia patients.
		The diagnosis of leukemia is based on the results of both blood and bone marrow tests such as bone marrow aspiration and bone marrow biopsy.
	www.mdanderson.org /departments/leukemia/dIndex.cfm?pn=A8426C6A-D0FF-11D4-80FD00508B603A14 (1022 words)

	Latest Acute Leukemia (ALL & AML) Treatments
		Leukemia is a cancer of the white blood cells and bone marrow.
		Leukemia is characterized by uncontrolled growth of blood cells.
		In acute leukemia, immature, functionless cells accumulate in the marrow and blood.
	www.cancergroup.com /em33.html (396 words)

	Acute Myeloid Leukemia - Information
		The World Health Organization (WHO) classification of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) incorporates and interrelates morphology, cytogenetics, molecular genetics, and immunologic markers in an attempt to construct a classification that is universally applicable and prognostically valid.
		In the older French-American-British (FAB) criteria, the classification of AML is solely based upon morphology as determined by the degree of differentiation along different cell lines and the extent of cell maturation.
		Under the WHO classification, the category “acute myeloid leukemia not otherwise categorized” is morphology-based and reflects the FAB classification with a few significant modifications.
	acute-myeloid-leukemia.org (869 words)

	MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL)
		Acute lymphocytic leukemia is treated with a combination of anti-cancer drugs (chemotherapy).
		After remission is achieved, chemotherapy or radiation therapy may be given in the spinal column to treat any leukemia cells that may have invaded the spinal fluid.
		Subsequent therapy is meant to prevent relapse and consists of additional chemotherapy given intermittently, either in the hospital or as an outpatient.
	www.nlm.nih.gov /medlineplus/ency/article/000541.htm (902 words)

	Acute Leukemia
		Leukemia is usually a cancer of the white blood cells.
		Acute leukemia is likely if the "Philadelphia Chromosome" is seen, as it is in 10% of children and 30% of adults with AML or ALL.
		Acute leukemias are cancers of blood cells, and are one of two basic types.
	www.canceranswers.com /Acute.Leukemia.html (2763 words)

	Acute myelogenous leukemia - MayoClinic.com
		Acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) is a cancer of the blood and bone marrow — the spongy tissue inside bones where blood cells are made.
		It's called myelogenous (MI-uh-loj-uh-nus) leukemia because it affects a group of white blood cells called the myeloid cells, which normally develop into the various types of mature blood cells, such as red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets.
		This type of leukemia is also known as acute myeloid leukemia, acute myeloblastic leukemia, acute granulocytic leukemia and acute nonlymphocytic leukemia.
	www.mayoclinic.com /health/acute-myelogenous-leukemia/DS00548 (358 words)

	OHSU Health - Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) is a cancer of the blood in which too many granulocytes, a type of white blood cell, are produced in the bone marrow.
		Acute myelogenous leukemia affects the young blood cells (called blasts) that develop into a type of white blood cell (called granulocytes).
		Chromosome abnormalities (extra chromosomes and structural changes in the chromosome material) are present in the majority of ALL (acute lymphocytic leukemia) patients.
	www.ohsuhealth.com /htaz/blood/blooddis/leuks/overview/acute_myelogenous_leukemia.cfm (530 words)

	Acute myelogenous leukemia
		The cause of acute myelogenous leukemia is damage to the DNA of developing cells in your bone marrow.
		Treatment of acute myelogenous leukemia depends on your age and the subtype of the disease.
		The term "leukemia" can be confusing because it refers to a batch of cancers that aren't all that similar except for the fact that they affect the bone marrow and blood.
	www.cnn.com /HEALTH/library/DS/00548.html (2263 words)

	Obesity Linked to Acute Leukemia
		Acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) is the most common form of leukemia in adults and the rates of this cancer are growing among older adults.
		Of the women diagnosed with leukemia, 74 women were specifically diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia.
		An increased risk of acute myelogenous leukemia was seen with increasing BMI, an indirect measure of body fat.
	www.webmd.com /content/article/96/103875.htm (486 words)

	Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)
		Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), also referred to as acute lymphocytic leukemia or acute lymphoid leukemia, is a type of cancer that starts in the inner part of the bones (bone marrow), but often moves quickly into the blood.
		Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common type of leukemia in children.
		The Hutchinson Center is recognized as one of the leading centers involved in the research and treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).
	www.fhcrc.org /research/diseases/all (767 words)

	Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Treatment - National Cancer Institute
		Childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is a type of cancer in which the bone marrow makes too many lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell).
		Childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (also called acute lymphocytic leukemia or ALL) is a cancer of the blood and bone marrow.
		Whether the leukemia cells began from the B lymphocytes or the T lymphocytes.
	www.cancer.gov /cancerinfo/pdq/treatment/childALL/patient (920 words)

	Acute lymphocytic leukemia - MayoClinic.com
		Acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) is a type of cancer of the blood and bone marrow — the spongy tissue inside bones where blood cells are made.
		It's called lymphocytic leukemia because it affects a group of white blood cells called lymphocytes, which normally fight infection.
		This type of leukemia is also known as acute lymphoblastic leukemia and acute childhood leukemia.
	www.mayoclinic.com /health/acute-lymphocytic-leukemia/DS00558 (360 words)

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		Acute and chronic benzene health effects lists the various acute and chronic health issues that are linked to exposure to benzene.
		Acute myelogenous leukemia (AML leukemia) is one type of the cancer that can be caused by exposure to benzene, and this article discusses the symptoms of this disease, how it can affect the body, and what the possible treatments for the disease are.
		Acute lymphocytic leukemia is another type of cancer that can be caused by exposure to benzene, and this article discusses the symptoms of this disease.
	www.cleanwaterpartners.org /benzene (970 words)

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		Acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) is responsible for 80% of the acute leukemias of childhood, with the peak incidence occurring between ages 3 and 7.
		In acute leukemia, the malignant cell loses its ability to mature and specialize (differentiate) its function.
		However, radiation, some toxins such as benzene, and some chemotherapy agents are thought to contribute to the induction of leukemia.
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