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Leukemia is what?


LEUKEMIA, is an abnormal increase in the number of white blood cells in the TISSUES of the body with or without a corresponding increase of those in the circulating blood,

here, TISSUES mean where in human body?

please give answer to the TISSUE!

Leukemia or leukaemia (see spelling differences) is a cancer of the blood or bone marrow and is characterized by an abnormal proliferation (production by multiplication) of blood cells, usually white blood cells (leukocytes). It is part of the broad group of diseases called hematological neoplasms.
Please see the web pages for more details on Leukemia, Hairy cell leukemia, Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML), Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), Acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) and Acute myeloid leukemia.

Blood or bone

anywhere. your white blood cells reside in your blood, and your blood goes everywhere in the body. This is why leukemia can be lethal in a very short amount of time if it is not caught.

Leukemia in simpler terms is cancer of the white blood cells

leukemia is basically cancer of the blood.

Here is where you'll find the best info:
http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/hm_lls
Best wishes

Cancer of blood-forming tissues with high levels of leukocytes. Radiation exposure and hereditary susceptibility are factors in some cases. In acute leukemias, anemia, fever, bleeding, and lymph-node swelling develop rapidly. Acute lymphocytic leukemia, found mostly in children, was once over 90% fatal in six months. Drug therapy can now cure more than half these children. Acute myelogenous (granulocytic) leukemia, found mostly in adults, has frequent remissions and recurrences, and few patients survive long. Chronic myelogenous leukemia most often begins in the 40s; weight loss, low fever, weakness, and other symptoms may not develop immediately. Chemotherapy helps the symptoms but may not prolong life. Chronic lymphocytic leukemia, mostly in the elderly, may be inactive for years. Survival rates are better than in myelogenous leukemia; most deaths are caused by infection or hemorrhage.-

Leukemia is cancer of the blood. I'm guessing the tissue could be anywhere.

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