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Types of leukaemia
About acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL)
Leukaemia is a cancer of the blood cells. If you have leukaemia, your body makes some abnormal blood cells. These leukaemia cells behave differently from healthy blood cells.
There are different types of leukaemia. Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) is a cancer that affects white blood cells called lymphocytes.
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About acute myeloid leukaemia (AML)
Leukaemia is a cancer of the blood cells. If you have leukaemia, your body makes some abnormal blood cells. These leukaemia cells behave differently from healthy blood cells.
There are different types of leukaemia. Acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) is a cancer that affects myeloid cells.
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About chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL)
Leukaemia is a cancer of the blood cells. If you have leukaemia, your body makes some abnormal blood cells. These leukaemia cells behave differently from healthy blood cells.
There are different types of leukaemia. Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) is a cancer that affects white blood cells called lymphocytes.
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About chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML)
Leukaemia is a cancer of the blood cells. If you have leukaemia, your body makes some abnormal blood cells. These leukaemia cells behave differently from healthy blood cells.
There are different types of leukaemia. Chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) is a cancer that affects myeloid cells.
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