Leukemia

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Types



Leukemia is classified by how quickly it progresses. Acute leukemia is fast-growing and can overrun the body within a few weeks or months. By contrast, chronic leukemia is slow-growing and progressively worsens over years.


Acute versus Chronic Leukemia

The blood-forming (hematopoietic) cells of acute leukemia remain in an immature state, so they reproduce and accumulate very rapidly. Therefore, acute leukemia needs to be treated immediately, otherwise the disease may be fata...Read the full article

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Just a small note, but perhaps an important one for a patient that is diagnosed with CML. While there is no "cure", per se, there is a promising long term treatment called Gleevec (imatinib) that was specifically designed to target CML for Philadelphia chromosome positive chronic myeloid leukemia (Ph+ CML) and KIT-positive gastrointestinal stromal tumors (KIT+ GIST).

http://www.gleevec.com/index.jsp