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Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)

This article is a more specific discussion of AML. Please be sure to read Leukemia: The Basics first, so you have a basic understanding of leukemia. What is AML? AML is a blood cancer that affects white blood cells, red blood cells, and/or platelets. A person with AML develops abnormal numbers of these cells very quickly, giving the disease the name "acute". The white blood cell (WBC) count may be higher or lower than normal, but the WBCs that are being produced do not function well. Because WBCs are an important part of fighting infections, patients often have multiple infections that don't respond to treatment before they are diagnosed. Some people will have low red blood cell or platelet counts, but this is not always the case. There will be an estimated 12,330 cases diagnosed in 2010 in the United States, accounting for over 30% of all leukemia cases. AML can occur at any ... read more on Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)


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