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  2. Chronic lymphocytic leukemia - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/chronic-lymphocytic-leukemia/symptoms...

    Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is a type of cancer of the blood and bone marrow — the spongy tissue inside bones where blood cells are made. The term "chronic" in chronic lymphocytic leukemia comes from the fact that this leukemia typically progresses more slowly than other types of leukemia.

  3. What Is Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia? - American Cancer Society

    www.cancer.org/cancer/types/chronic-lymphocytic-leukemia/about/what-is-cll.html

    Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is one the most common types of leukemia in adults. It's a type of cancer that starts in early forms of certain white blood cells (called lymphocytes ) in the bone marrow.

  4. What Is Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)? - Cleveland Clinic

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    Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is a type of blood cancer. It’s the most common form of leukemia in adults. It happens when healthy white blood cells (lymphocytes) in your bone marrow mutate, or change, into cancerous cells that multiply and crowd out healthy blood cells and platelets.

  5. Chronic lymphocytic leukemia - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo...

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    Chronic lymphocytic leukemia is typically a slow-growing cancer that may not require treatment. While some people may refer to this as a "good" type of cancer, it doesn't really make receiving a cancer diagnosis any easier.

  6. Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) > Fact Sheets - Yale Medicine

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    Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) • A blood cancer in which large numbers of abnormal white blood cells are produced • Symptoms include fatigue, fever, chills, swollen lymph nodes

  7. Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Treatment - NCI - National Cancer...

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    Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is a type of cancer in which the bone marrow makes too many lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell). Leukemia may affect red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. Signs and symptoms of CLL include swollen lymph nodes and feeling tired. Tests that examine the blood are used to diagnose CLL.

  8. Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - American Cancer Society

    www.cancer.org/cancer/types/chronic-lymphocytic-leukemia

    Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is a type of cancer that starts from white blood cells (called lymphocytes) in the bone marrow. CLL mainly affects older adults, and accounts for about one-third of all leukemias.

  9. Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL) is an indolent malignancy characterized by increased production of mature but dysfunctional B lymphocytes.

  10. Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Memorial Sloan Kettering...

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    Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is the most common chronic leukemia in adults. Therapies for CLL are improving and changing rapidly. Learn about treatments for CLL.

  11. If You Have Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)

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    Chronic lymphocytic leukemia, or CLL for short, is cancer that starts in early forms of white blood cells called lymphocytes in the bone marrow. When they work right, lymphocytes help the body fight infections. In CLL, the leukemia cells grow out of control and crowd out normal blood cells. These cells often build up slowly over time.