Leukemia
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Synonyms and keywords: Leukaemia
Overview
Leukemia (Greek leukos, “white”; haima, “blood”) is a cancer of the blood or bone marrow and is characterized by an abnormal proliferation (production by multiplication) of blood cells, usually white blood cells (leukocytes). It is part of the broad group of diseases called hematological neoplasms.
Classification
Differentiating Leukemia from other Diseases
Prognosis
5-Year Survival
- Between 2004 and 2010, the 5-year relative survival of patients with leukemia was 60.3%.[1]
- When stratified by age, the 5-year relative survival of patients with leukemia was 68.5% and 44.1% for patients <65 and ≥ 65 years of age respectively.[1]
- Shown below is a table depicting the 5-year relative survival of patients by the type of leukemia in the United States between 2004 and 2010.
| Acute lymphoblastic leukemia | Chronic lymphocytic leukemia | Acute myeloid leukemia | Chronic myeloid leukemia | |
| 5-year survival | 70% | 83.5% | 25.4% | 59.9% |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Howlader N, Noone AM, Krapcho M, Garshell J, Miller D, Altekruse SF, Kosary CL, Yu M, Ruhl J, Tatalovich Z,Mariotto A, Lewis DR, Chen HS, Feuer EJ, Cronin KA (eds). SEER Cancer Statistics Review, 1975-2011, National Cancer Institute. Bethesda, MD, http://seer.cancer.gov/csr/1975_2011/, based on November 2013 SEER data submission, posted to the SEER web site, April 2014.