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leukemia: Quick Facts

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bone marrow cells affected by leukemia
chronic myelogenous leukemia
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
Microscope image showing numerous round purple blast cells among lighter-stained blood cells, illustrating leukemia with abnormal lymphocytes.
HTLV-I virus infecting a human T-lymphocyte, causing a risk of developing leukemia
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How bone marrow transplants treat leukemia
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Siddhartha Mukherjee
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Indian-born American physician, scientist, and writer
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