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CLL - general Q&As

5 items found in this section.

1. What is the difference between acute and chronic leukaemia?

last reviewed: 21.08.2007

2. What does leukaemia mean?

last reviewed: 01.04.2005

3. I have been told I have prolymphocytic leukaemia. Can you tell me more about this?

last reviewed: 20.11.2007

4. My doctors said that I had small lymphocytic lymphoma but now they are saying I have chronic lymphocytic leukaemia. What is the difference?

last reviewed: 14.11.2007

5. I have leukaemia. When they have looked at my marrow tests the doctors have talked about 'blasts'. What is a blast?

last reviewed: 30.08.2007

All Q&As are selected from some of the thousands asked by people contacting Cancerbackup every year. They are answered by specialists and reviewed and updated regularly.


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