a form of bone marrow cancer marked by an increase in white blood cells. Go to Top

A form of cancer of blood cells. The disease often results in a progressive increase of white blood cells.

Leukemia is a cancer of the bone marrow and blood, characterized by the uncontrolled proliferation of immature blood cells. The four main types of leukemia are acute myeloid leukemia, acute lymphocytic leukemia, chronic myelogenous leukemia and chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

(loo-KEE-mee-a) -- Cancer of blood-forming tissue.

A type of cancer in which white blood cells displace normal blood. This leads to infection, shortage of red blood cells (anemia), bleeding, and other disorders, and often proves fatal.

A cancer of the bone marrow and blood that is characterized by the abnormal growth of white blood cells.

Cancer originating in the blood forming organs or bone marrow. White blood cells are produced in excessive amounts and are unable to function properly. Common forms of leukemia include chronic or acute lymphocytic or granulocytic leukemia.

A progressive, malignant disease of the blood-forming organs, characterized by distorted proliferation and development of leukocytes and their precursors in the blood and bone marrow.

Leukemia implies neoplastic cells in the peripheral blood. It may occur in myeloproliferative and lymphoproliferative diseases. In myeloproliferative diseases immature precursers of red blood cells, granulocytes, are seen on stained blood smears. In lymphoproliferative diseases, large numbers of immature lymphocytes are present in peripheral blood smears.

disease in which the body makes or builds up too many white blood cells that don't work properly

Cancer of blood-forming cells, characterized by proliferation of leukocyte (white blood cells) precursors and abnormal numbers and forms of immature white cells.

A malignancy of the blood-forming cells. Classified by cell type (myeloid or lymphoid) and speed of progression (acute is fast, chronic is slow). Characterized by abnormal increase in the number of white blood cells. Leukemias may be in remission, accelerated or blast crisis, indicating their speed of malignancy. Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML) in first remission is the most curable. Incidence in the United States is estimated at 13 per 100,000 people per year. Cause is unknown. Risk factors include radiation and chemical exposure.

An ultimately fatal disease of the blood-forming organs characterized by increased numbers of leukocytes and associated anemia.

A group of neoplastic diseases of leukocytes, often resulting in proliferation of leukocytes.

A form of cancer characterized by an excess of white blood cells.

a form of cancer where the malignant cells originate from cells of the bone marrow.

A group of cancers that causes excessive growth of immature white blood cells called " blast cells." These blasts do not perform any of the beneficial functions of a healthy, mature white blood cell, such as fighting off disease and infection. Plus, they multiply faster than the healthy cells and overcrowd them. This often leads to anemia, impaired blood clotting, and bruising easily in the Leukemia patient. A bone marrow/ stem cell or cord blood transplant is often the best way for a leukemia patient to recover from this illness.

a cancerous proliferation of one of the subsets of White Blood Cells.

A type of cancer that affects the blood.

malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by abnormal proliferation of leukocytes; one of the four major types of cancer

a malignant disease (cancer) that originates in a cell in the marrow

a malignant proliferation of any hematopoietic cell

a type of cancer that is grown in the blood and then it is developed in the bone marrow

Malignant disease in which bone marrow and other blood-forming organs produce white blood cells in excess.

Cancer of the blood-forming tissues which is categorized as acute of chronic.

A cancer in which the body produces a large number of abnormal blood cells.

A cancer of developing blood cells in the bone marrow.

A form of cancer that affects the blood-forming cells of the bone marrow; literally means "white blood" in Greek.

A blood related cancer originating in the bone marrow.

Malignancy of white blood cells: lymphocytes, monocytes or myeloid cells.

Cancer of the blood-forming tissues (bone marrow, lymph nodes, spleen). Leukemia is characterized by the overproduction of abnormal, immature white blood cells.

A chronic or acute cancer of the blood in which abnormal cells in bone marrow prevent the formation of normal blood cells.

A malignant disease of the blood-forming organs that results in the uncontrolled production of abnormal white blood cells.

Cancer of the blood. White blood cells may be produced in excessive amounts and are unable to work properly.

Cancer of the blood cells. The growth and development of the blood cells are abnormal. Strictly speaking, leukemia should refer only to cancer of the white blood cells (the leukocytes) but in practice it can apply to malignancy of any cellular element in the blood or bone marrow, as in red cell leukemia (erythroleukemia). See the entire definition of Leukemia

Cancer of white blood cells. Acute leukemias are characterized by the presence of "blasts," which are immature white blood cells. Large quantities of blasts generally overgrow the bone marrow, leaving very little space for normal bone marrow cells. This type generally requires immediate treatment. Chronic leukemias are those characterized by a large and uncontrolled growth of more mature white blood cells. These types of leukemias tend not to progress as rapidly, and treatment is often milder than that of acute leukemias.

Any of several types of cancer in which there is an abnormal growth of white blood cells in the bone marrow. Leukemias are classified into acute and chronic types, and according to the type of white cell that is being abnormally produced.

An acute or chronic disease of unknown cause in man and other warm blooded animals that involves the blood forming organs, is characterised by an abnormal increase in the number of leucocytes in the tissues of the body with or without a corresponding increase of those in the circulating blood and is classified according of the type leucocyte most prominently involved.

Cancer of the blood or blood-forming organs. If you have leukemia, you may have a noticeable increase in white blood cells (leukocytes).

Cancers of the blood-forming organs, characterized by abnormal proliferation and development of leukocytes (white blood cells) and their precursors in the blood and bone marrow. (See cancer.)

A disease of the bone marrow in which proliferation of white blood cells occurs, usually accompanied by anemia, impaired blood clotting, and enlargement of the lymph nodes, liver, and spleen.

any of a group of diseases of the reticuloendothelial system involving uncontrolled proliferation of white blood cells (leukocytes).

Cancer that begins in developing white blood cells in the bone marrow, and crowds out normally developing blood cells.

a cancer of the blood in which new and functionless cells form and replicate at an uncontrollable rate; leukemia originates in the bone marrow and quickly spreads elsewhere

a group of diseases involving an abnormal production of white blood cells.

The uncontrolled growth of white bloods cells in bone marrow, often overflowing to the circulating blood. As cancers of white blood cells, some leukemias and lymphomas are related; some are distinguished from each other only by their relative presence in marrow versus lymph nodes.

Disease characterized by the unrestrained growth of abnormal white cells in the bone marrow, and often in the spleen and liver; these cancerous cells usually appear in the peripheral blood and may also invade other organs.

cancer of the blood-forming tissues, leukocytes or the cells which give rise to leukocytes.

A type of cancer that occurs in bone marrow.

a progressive, malignant disease of the blood-forming organs, characterized by uncontrolled proliferation of immature and abnormal white blood cells in the bone marrow, the blood, the spleen, and the liver

Cancer of white blood cell. Immature white blood cells (leukocytes) divide without control.

(loo-KEE-mee-a): Cancer of the blood cells.

From the Greek meaning "white blood." Often referred to as cancer of the blood. Characterized by the widespread uncontrolled proliferation of large numbers of abnormal blood cells, usually of the white cell lineages, which take over the bone marrow and often spill out into the blood stream. Other organs that may also be affected are the lymph nodes, spleen and liver.

Any of several cancers of blood-forming organs (usually bone marrow cells) which cause the uncontrolled production of abnormal white blood cells (leukocytes).

A progressive, malignant disease of the blood and blood-forming organs, characterized by over-proliferation and development of leukocytes (a type of white blood cell). There are many different forms of leukemia.

a cancer of the blood-forming tissue. Leukemic cells look different than normal cells and do not function properly.

A type of cancer that forms in the bone marrow, causing abnormal white blood cell development. Leukemia can be caused by exposure to certain carcinogenic substances.

cancer of the blood cells, which forms in cells developing in bone marrow.

A cancer of the blood. Literally means "white blood."

cancer that starts in blood-forming tissue such as the bone marrow and causes large numbers of abnormal blood cells to be produced and enter the bloodstream.

Any of a group of potentially fatal diseases involving uncontrolled growth of white blood cells. Leukemias are classified based upon rapidity of course of disease and cell type affected. (Read about " Leukemia")

A group of cancers of the white blood cells. Leukemias can be acute (fast forming) or chronic (slow growing).

Cancer that begins in developing cells in the bone marrow. Leukemia occurs when immature or mature cells multiply in an uncontrolled manner in the bone marrow. It is classified as lymphocytic or myeloid, according to the type of cell that is multiplying abnormally, and either acute, signifying rapidly progressing disease with a predominance of highly immature (blastic) cells, or chronic, which denotes slowly progressing disease with greater numbers of more mature cells

Cancer arising in the blood-forming cells of the bone marrow.

Bone marrow cancers in which white blood cells divide uncontrollably, affecting the production of normal white blood cells, red blood cells, and platelets.

An acute or chronic form of cancer that involves the blood-forming organs. Leukemia is characterized by an abnormal increase in the number of white blood cells in the tissues of the body with or without a corresponding increase of those in the circulating blood, and is classified according to the type of white blood cell most prominently involved.

A rapidly progressing cancer (malignancy) of the bone marrow and blood characterized by an uncontrolled growth of white blood cells. There are three major types: Acute myelogenous leukemia (AML): Leukemias where the bone marrow contains immature cells of the myeloid type. There are an estimated 10,000 new cases annually. (Acute promyelocytic leukemia, or APL, is a sub-type of AML.)

Progressive, malignant cancer of blood-forming tissue

cancer of the bone marrow resulting in excess production of leukocytes.

Cancer that starts in the blood. Leukemia causes the production of large numbers of blood cells. Some forms may also inhibit the death of blood cells so that large numbers of abnormal blood cells accumulate in the body.

A cancer of the blood or bone marrow that causes uncontrolled growth of white blood cells.

a malignant disease of the blood-forming tissues with acute overproduction and accumulation of immature leucocytes, many of which fail to reach maturity, or with chronic accumulation of mature lymphocytes because they do not die at the end of a normal lifespan

A disease characterized by the appearance of great numbers of immature and abnormal white blood cells (colorless cells of the blood who play important roles in the immune system) in the bone marrow and often in the spleen and liver; usually these cells appear in the bloodstream and may also invade other tissues.

A progressive, malignant disease of the blood-forming tissues, marked by an excessive number of white blood cells and their precursors.

Liver Cancer

Progressive proliferation of abnormal leukocytes found in hemopoietic tissues.

(loo-key-me-uh) : cancer of the blood or blood-forming organs. People with leukemia often have a noticeable increase in white blood cells (leukocytes).

Cancer of white blood cells and their precursors.

Cancer of the developing blood cells in the bone marrow. Leukemia leads to rampant overproduction of white blood cells (leukocytes); symptoms usually include anaemia, fever, enlarged liver, spleen, and/or lymph nodes. [ Talking Glossary

Cancer of the lymph glands and bone marrow resulting in overproduction of white blood cells (related to Hodgkin's disease).

Leukemia or leukaemia (see spelling differences) is a cancer of the blood or bone marrow and is characterized by an abnormal proliferation (production by multiplication) of blood cells, usually white blood cells (leukocytes). It is part of the broad group of diseases called hematological neoplasms.