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  2. Acute lymphoblastic leukemia - Wikipedia

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    Acute lymphoblastic leukemia is notable for being the first disseminated cancer to be cured. [16] Survival for children increased from under 10% in the 1960s to 90% in 2015. [2] Survival rates remain lower for babies (50%) [17] and adults (35%). [8]

  3. Chronic lymphocytic leukemia - Wikipedia

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    Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is a type of cancer that affects the blood and bone marrow. [8] [9] In CLL, the bone marrow makes too many lymphocytes, which are a type of white blood cell. [8] [9] Many people do not have any symptoms when they are first diagnosed. [8] [2] Those with symptoms may experience fevers, fatigue, night sweats, and ...

  4. List of cancer mortality rates in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Type Age adjusted mortality rates per 100,000 people, 2013-2017. [1]All Cancer: 158.3 Oral cancer: 0.0 Esophageal cancer: 3.9 Stomach cancer: 3.1 Colorectal cancer

  5. Acute megakaryoblastic leukemia - Wikipedia

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    The prognosis of adult-AMKL in patients treated for the disease is far below that of other forms of AMKL. Their median overall survival times are only 18 to 41 weeks with 5 year survival rates of only 10-11 percent. Major improvements in these statistics will likely require new approaches directed at the underlying mechanisms driving the ...

  6. Leukemia - Wikipedia

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    Large granular lymphocytic leukemia may involve either T-cells or NK cells; like hairy cell leukemia, which involves solely B cells, it is a rare and indolent (not aggressive) leukemia. [26] Adult T-cell leukemia is caused by human T-lymphotropic virus (HTLV), a virus similar to HIV. Like HIV, HTLV infects CD4+ T-cells and replicates within ...

  7. Cancer survival rates - Wikipedia

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    Survival rates for most childhood cancers have improved, with a notable improvement in acute lymphoblastic leukemia (the most common childhood cancer). Due to improved treatment, the 5-year survival rate for acute lymphoblastic leukemia has increased from less than 10% in the 1960s to about 90% during the time period 2003-2009.

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