Cancer Types And The Cells They Originate From

Leukemia

When an individual's cancer originally develops in their bone marrow, it is referred to as a form of leukemia. The most common types of leukemia originate in white blood cells, but leukemia can form in other blood cells types as well. Types of leukemia are categorized based on the speed at which they progress and the type of blood cell they occur in. Acute lymphocytic leukemia is a fast-growing form of cancer that begins in the tissue where blood cells are produced (bone marrow). Chronic lymphocytic leukemia is slow-growing and begins in the white blood cells within bone marrow. Acute myeloid leukemia and chronic myeloid leukemia begin in the immature cells that form platelets, white blood cells, or red blood cells in the bone marrow, and they invade the blood. Hairy cell leukemia starts in the bone marrow when it makes an excessive amount of white blood cells called lymphocytes.

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