About
Leukemia
Leukemia
is a cancer of the developing blood cells in the bone marrow.
Leukemia leads to rampant overproduction of white blood cells
(leukocytes), symptoms usually include anemia, fever, enlarged
liver, spleen or lymph nodes.
The exact
cause of leukemia is unknown, as with other cancers, smoking is
considered a risk factor for leukemia, but many people who
develop leukemia have never smoked, and many people who smoke
never develop leukemia.
Health
Related Websites
The National Cancer
Institute
The National Eye
Institute
The National Heart, Lung,
and Blood Institute
National Institute on
Aging
National Institute of
Allergy and Infectious Diseases
National Institute of
Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
National Institute of
Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
National Institute on Drug
Abuse
National Institute of Mental
Health
National Institute of
Neurological Disorders and Stroke
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