Leukemia
Definition
Leukemia is a group of bone marrow diseases involving an uncontrolled increase in white blood cells (leukocytes).
For information about a specific type of leukemia, see the following:
* hairy cell leukemia
* chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML)
* chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)
* acute lymphocytic leukemia
* acute nonlymphocytic leukemia (AML)
See also leukemia resources.
Update Date: 6/2/2003
Updated by: Scott Howard, M.D., M.S., Department of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.