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Types of Leukaemia

Types of Leukaemia

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Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (ALL)

A rapidly progressing type of leukaemia. Almost 350 cases of ALL are diagnosed in adults in the UK each year.

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Acute Megakaryoblastic Leukaemia (AMKL)

A rare subtype of acute myeloid leukaemia (AML). More common in children than in adults.

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Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML)

A form of blood cancer that affects the white blood cells known as myeloid cells.

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Acute Promyelocytic Leukaemia (APL)

A blood cancer that affects the myeloid cells, which include red blood cells, platelets and some white blood cells.

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Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (C-ALL)

The most common type of childhood leukaemia, with about 450 to 500 new cases diagnosed in the UK each year.

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Childhood Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (C-AML)

In the UK, around 2,300 people are diagnosed with AML each year. Of these, only 70 are children.

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Chronic Eosinophilic Leukaemia – Not Otherwise Specified (CEL-NOS)

A specific type of leukaemia.

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Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia (CLL)

A type of blood cancer that occurs when your body makes too many abnormal white blood cells.

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Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia (CML)

A form of blood cancer that affects the white blood cells known as myeloid cells. A slowly-progressing form of leukaemia.

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Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukaemia (CMML)

A specific type of leukaemia that affects the myeloid-cell-producing stem cells.

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Chronic Neutrophilic Leukaemia (CNL)

An extremely rare cancer originating in the bone marrow.

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Hairy Cell Leukaemia (HCL)

A very rare form of cancer. Usually develops very slowly and is referred to as a chronic leukaemia.

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Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukaemia (JMML)

An excessive production of the monocyte white blood cells in the bone marrow, which infiltrate other organs including the spleen, liver, lung, and gastrointestinal tract.

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Large Granular Lymphocytic Leukaemia (LGLL)

A type of chronic leukaemia that affects the white blood cells known as T-cells.

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Prolymphocytic Leukaemia (PLL)

A very rare (less than 1% of chronic leukaemias) and aggressive type of leukaemia characterised by an excessive growth of lymphocytes.

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T-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (T-ALL)

A specific type of leukaemia. A variant of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL), with features similar to some types of lymphoma.

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Types of Leukaemia

Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (ALL)

Acute Megakaryoblastic Leukaemia (AMKL)

Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML)

Acute Promyelocytic Leukaemia (APL)

Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (C-ALL)

Childhood Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (C-AML)

Chronic Eosinophilic Leukaemia – Not Otherwise Specified (CEL-NOS)

Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia (CLL)

Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia (CML)

Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukaemia (CMML)

Chronic Neutrophilic Leukaemia (CNL)

Hairy Cell Leukaemia (HCL)

Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukaemia (JMML)

Large Granular Lymphocytic Leukaemia (LGLL)

Prolymphocytic Leukaemia (PLL)

T-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (T-ALL)

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