Acute leukemia
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ToursExplore Lably’s 3D toursForms of acute leukemia include:
- Acute myeloid leukemia (AML), a rare form of which is acute erythroid leukemia.
- Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) including T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Types of T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia include adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma and (precursor) T-lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoma.
- Blast crisis of chronic myelogenous leukemia.
Medical statistics
Based on data from United States Cancer Statistics (USCS) Public Use Database for 2001–2017, the 2021 estimate for new cases of AML and ALL are following:
- Total estimated cases for AML: 20,240
- Total estimated cases for ALL: 5,690
Based on these estimates, AML is about 78% of the total cases.
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