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noun - malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues
Any of various acute or chronic neoplastic diseases of the bone marrow in which unrestrained proliferation of white blood cells occurs, usually accompanied by anemia, impaired blood clotting, and enlargement of the lymph nodes, liver, and spleen.
noun - a disease of the blood-forming organs
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| Hacked email about eastern country's US-style disease |
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| Jul 31 2017 The Guardian - Cryptic crossword |
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| CLL is the chronic lymphocytic type of this cancer |
| The name of this disease comes from Greek words for "white" & "blood" |
| Gertrude Elion created drugs that aided kidney transplants & a drug that fights this cancer of the blood & marrow |
| (Jimmy of the Clue Crew looks into a microscope.) You can see why a form of this cancerous disease in which the body makes too many lymphocytes is called "hairy cell" |
| The this & Lymphoma Society is a charity fighting blood cancers |
| Nobel laureate Gertrude Elion helped develop drugs to treat herpes, gout & this, cancer of the bone marrow |
| Nobel laureate Gertrude Elion helped develop drugs to treat herpes, gout & this, cancer of the bone marrow |
| In 1960 the 5-year survival rate of this white blood cell cancer averaged just 14%; today it's over 60% |
| Chronic lymphocytic this, cancer of the bone marrow, may take 10 years to develop |
| In 2015 the earliest known case of this blood cancer was identified in a 7,000-year-old skeleton from Germany |
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| Any of various acute or chronic neoplastic diseases of the bone marrow in which unrestrained proliferation of white blood cells occurs, usually accompanied by anemia, impaired blood clotting, and enlargement of the lymph nodes, liver, and spleen. |
| a malignant progressive disease in which the bone marrow and other blood-forming organs produce increased numbers of immature or abnormal leucocytes. These suppress the production of normal blood cells, leading to anaemia and other symptoms. |
| malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues characterized by abnormal proliferation of leukocytes one of the four major types of cancer |
| a disease in which the body produces too many white blood cells, causing weakness and sometimes death |
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| Leukemia, also spelled leukaemia, is a group of cancers that usually begin in the bone marrow and result in high numbers of abnormal white blood cells. These white blood cells are not fully developed and are called blasts or leukemia cells. Symptoms may include bleeding and bruising problems, feeling tired, fever, and an increased risk of infections. These symptoms occur due to a lack of normal blood cells. Diagnosis is typically made by blood tests or bone marrow biopsy.The exact cause of leukemia is unknown. A combination of genetic factors and environmental (non-inherited) factors are believed to play a role. Risk factors include smoking, ionizing radiation, some chemicals (such as benzene), prior chemotherapy, and Down syndrome. People with a family history of leukemia are also at higher risk. There are four main types of leukemia acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), acute myeloid leukemia (AML), chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) as well as a n |