| Leukemia is the blood cancer form and
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| | new cases in a year. Americans with
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| originates in a malfunctioning bone
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| | European descent seem to be more affected
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| marrow that tends to produce abnormal red
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| | by cancer than those with African
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| and white cells in an increased rate. The
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| | origins; about 131000 new cases of cancer
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| most important four types of Leukemia are
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| | are detected in African Americans every
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| the acute and chronic myelogenous
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| | year but most of them are not related to
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| leukemia and the acute and chronic
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| | blood cancers.
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| lymphocytic Leukemia. The name of the
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| | Americans with Indian or Hispanic origins
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| condition stands for the cell type
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| | are far more affected by Leukemia than
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| involved.
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| | African Americans and about 50% of the
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| The acute type of leukemia develops with
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| | cases are encountered in male subjects.
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| an increased production of abnormal white
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| | Elderly persons are most highly affected
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| cells making the body unable to fight
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| | inside all populations.
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| infections; red blood cells and platelets
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| | Minority groups like Caucasians are more
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| are insufficient and the organism suffers
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| | affected by Leukemia forms than other
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| from bruising, bleedings and anemia.
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| | ethnic groups like Chinese, Japanese and
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| Chronic forms of Leukemia are not as
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| | Koreans. European descent children show
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| aggressive as they give the normal cells
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| | increased rate of susceptibility compared
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| time to regenerate.
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| | to African American children.
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| About 25000 new equal cases of acute and
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| | Most of the new occurred cases of cancer
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| chronic Leukemia appear every ear. Most
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| | in children below 15 are of Leukemia.
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| cases appear in adults and persons over
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| | About 2500 new cases of acute forms of
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| 60 years but the acute lymphocytic
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| | lymphocytic leukemia are identified in
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| Leukemia has an increased rate in
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| | the USA annually and it tends to be the
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| children. Annually, about 10000 cases in
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| | most encountered form of cancer in
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| adults are diagnosed as acute myelogenic
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| | children. High percents of the cases
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| Leukemia, 8000 are chronic lymphocytic
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| | occur in children aged 3-4 and less in
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| Leukemia, 500 are chronic myelogenous
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| | infants or 19 years old patients. In the
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| forms and about 3500 are acute forms of
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| | last 25 years the chance of cure in
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| lymphocytic Leukemia. The rest of the
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| | specialized centers has increased due to
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| cases are unclassified blood cancer
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| | new therapy methods.
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| types.
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| | People over 40 and older persons are more
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| All types of Leukemia are most commonly
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| | touched by acute myelogenous Leukemia and
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| encountered in men than in women. Men
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| | the secondary Leukemia type found in
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| subjects cover about 56% of all Leukemia
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| | adults is chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
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