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Leukemia.

Publication: MedSurg Nursing
Publication Date: 01-MAY-09 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Leukemia.(Preparing for Certification)(Report)

Article Excerpt
Lukemia is a malignant disease (cancer) of the bone arrow and blood. It is characterized by the uncontrolled accumulation of blood cells. Leukemia is divided into four categories--myelogenous or lymphocytic, each of which can be acute or chronic. The terms myelogenous or lymphocytic denote the cell type involved. There are four major types of leukemia: acute myelogenous leukemia (AML), acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL), chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML), and chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL).

The four types of leukemia each begin in a cell in the bone marrow. The cell undergoes a leukemic change and it multiplies into many cells, and over time crowd out normal cells. The rate at which leukemia progresses and how the cells replace the normal blood and marrow cells are different with each type of...

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