Acute lymphocytic (lymphoblastic) leukemia (ALL) is the most common childhood cancer and accounts for about 30% of all childhood cancers.
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Neuroblastoma Neuroblastoma is the most common extracranial (outside of the brain) solid [...]
Leukemia is a cancer that occurs in blood cells. There are several types of leukemia and these are classified by how quickly they progress and which cells they affect. Leukemia in children, as in adults, is described in two ways. The types include:
acute (rapidly growing) or
chronic (slowly growing).
Almost all childhood leukemia is acute.
The two main [...]
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a fast-growing cancer of the blood and bone marrow. In AML, the bone marrow makes many unformed cells called blasts. Blasts normally develop into white blood cells that fight infection.
However, the blasts are abnormal in AML. They do not develop and cannot fight infections. The bone marrow may also make [...]
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 in the bone marrow.
ALL is a hematological malignancy. It is fatal if left untreated as ALL spreads into the bloodstream and other vital [...]
