Leukaemia

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Written By: Admin | Published : April 19, 2013 8:43 AM IST

When there is uncontrolled and/or abnormal growth of infection fighting white blood cells, it results in a type of cancer called leukaemia or commonly called blood cancer . Leukaemia is classified into Acute Lymphoblastic (ALL), Acute Myeloid (AML), Chronic Lymphoblastic (CLL) and Chronic Myeloid (CML). Acute leukaemia is an aggressive cancer which affects children and older people over 65 years or age whereas chronic leukaemia affects adults and takes months or even years to develop. Depending on the kind of cells that are affected, leukaemia is classified into myeloid and lymphoblastic .

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