Acute Myeloid Leukemia
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What is Acute Myeloid Leukemia?
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is cancer that starts inside bone marrow, the soft tissue inside bones that helps form blood cells. The cancer grows from cells that would normally turn into white blood cells.
Acute means the disease develops quickly.
Alternative Names:
Acute myelogenous leukemia; AML; Acute granulocytic leukemia; Acute nonlymphocytic leukemia (ANLL); Leukemia - acute myeloid (AML); Leukemia - acute granulocytic; Leukemia - nonlymphocytic (ANLL)
Posts on Acute Myeloid Leukemia (29)
I recently went to the ER and had blood work done. I was informed that my White Blood Cell...
- Jan 20, 2011
Find some way to get rid of this disease?
Respected Doctor,
My aunt is admitted in "LakeShore Hospital" in our locality as she is ...
hi there,amj ust wondering if anybody has chronic myeloid lukeamia?I was diagnosed last yea...
My fiance who is 36 years of age has been having symptoms that i am worried about. She rece...
- Dec 12, 2010
Hello! For several years now I have had an elevated wbc (12,000-18,000) and elevated platel...
This is 2nd part of my first post. We went to doc today. She is very concerned with my so...
- Dec 10, 2007
I had surgery 11/23 for what everyone thought was an ovarian cancer. After 7 days in pathol...
- Feb 26, 2008
I know nothing about leukemia.. our doctor said my son is severly anemic, platelets at 49,...
- Jul 05, 2011
I was given Cipro 10 years ago during my bout with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. In the last two ...
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