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2. Chronic myelogenous leukemia - Wikipedia

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   The American Cancer Society estimates that in 2014, about 5,980 new cases of chronic myeloid leukemia were diagnosed, and about 810 people died of the disease. This means that a little over 10% of all newly diagnosed leukemia cases will be chronic myeloid leukemia. The average risk of a person getting this disease is 1 in 588.

3. Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation - Wikipedia

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   Since McAllister's 1997 report on a patient with multiple sclerosis (MS) who received a bone-marrow transplant for chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML), [88] over 600 reports have been published describing HSCTs performed primarily for MS. [89] These have been shown to "reduce or eliminate ongoing clinical relapses, halt further progression, and ...

4. Myeloid leukemia - Wikipedia

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   Myeloid leukemia is a type of leukemia affecting myeloid tissue. Types include: Acute myeloid leukemia: A cancer of the myeloid line of blood cells, characterized by the rapid growth of abnormal cells that build up in the bone marrow and blood and interfere with normal blood cell production. Chronic myelogenous leukemia: A cancer of the white ...

5. Chronic phase chronic myelogenous leukemia - Wikipedia

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   Chronic phase chronic myelogenous leukemia is a phase of chronic myelogenous leukemia in which 5% or fewer of the cells in the blood and bone marrow are blast cells (immature blood cells). This phase may last from several months to several years, and there may be no symptoms of leukemia .

6. Leukemia - Wikipedia

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   Chronic myelogenous leukemia can be treated with relative safety at any time during pregnancy with Interferon-alpha hormones. [104] Treatment for chronic lymphocytic leukemias, which are rare in pregnant women, can often be postponed until after the end of the pregnancy.

7. Chronic myelomonocytic leukemia - Wikipedia

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   Haematopoiesis. The two lineages of myeloid and lymphoid cells are formed from haematopoietic stem cells. Leukemia subtypes are categorised into single clinical entities so that they can be diagnosed and treated appropriately. Leukaemias are subdivided into lymphoid and myeloid neoplasms, depending on which bone marrow cells are cancerous. The ...