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How bone marrow transplants treat leukemia
Healthy stem cells hold a powerful key for treating diseases like leukemia.
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bone marrow cells affected by leukemia
A bone marrow smear showing cells from a patient with leukemia.
Vashi Donsk
chronic myelogenous leukemia
Peripheral blood smear revealing histopathologic features indicative of a blast crisis...
Stacy Howard/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
Photomicrograph of a blood smear indicating chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
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Blast cells in leukemia.
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HTLV-I virus infecting a human T-lymphocyte, causing a risk of developing leukemia
Scanning electron micrograph of HTLV-I virus (green) infecting a human T-lymphocyte...
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Cancer incidence and mortality in the United States
Overall cancer mortality in the United States has dropped consistently since the...
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