malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by abnormal proliferation of leukocytes; one of the four major types of cancer
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leukaemia::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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Max Tucker from Romsey was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in June.
From the thisishampshire.net
Complications of leukaemia finally took him, even though he had battled it twice.
From the guardian.co.uk
The study found 430 cases of leukaemia within 25 km of 13 nuclear power plants.
From the independent.co.uk
Founded in 2006, the fund honours Mrs Gorbachev, who died of leukaemia in 1999.
From the independent.co.uk
In acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, immune cells called B-cells become malignant.
From the newscientist.com
The vast majority of these transplant recipients were suffering from leukaemia.
From the newscientist.com
Maybe it will not cause lymphomas and leukaemia, but do we really want or need it?
From the newscientist.com
This work gained a deeper resonance after David's first bout of leukaemia in 2003.
From the guardian.co.uk
Activation of the gene has been linked with leukaemia, both in mice and in humans.
From the newscientist.com
- Leukemia: malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by abnormal proliferation of leukocytes; one of the four major types of cancer
- Leukemia (American English) or leukaemia (British English; Greek leukos ', "white"; aima ', "blood") is a cancer of the blood or bone marrow characterized by an abnormal increase of blood cells, usually leukocytes (white blood cells). Leukemia is a broad term covering a spectrum of diseases. ...
- Group of cancers of the blood-forming tissues
- Alternative spelling of leukaemia
- A cancer of the blood or bone marrow. Leukaemia, like other cancers, result from changes to the DNA which activate cancer-causing cells or deactivate cancer-suppressing cells. ...
- An increase in the number of ineffective and immature white blood cells causing a weakened immune system which leaves the body susceptible to infection.
- Form of cancer resulting in an overproduction of abnormal white blood cells. This overproduction suppresses normal red blood cell and platelet production.
- Cancer-like disease of the blood characterised by a proliferation of white cells. It can be caused by exposure to radiation, but it is not exclusively due to such exposure.
- A group of rare cancers, sometimes described as cancer of the blood. Some types occur in children and some are linked with exposure to radiation, and perhaps to radon.
