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Diseases » Acute myeloid leukemia » Summary

What is Acute myeloid leukemia?

Contents

Acute myeloid leukemia: Introduction
Prognosis
Complications
Prevalence
Other names for Acute myeloid leukemia
Who gets Acute myeloid leukemia?
What causes Acute myeloid leukemia?
What are the symptoms of Acute myeloid leukemia?
Can anyone else get Acute myeloid leukemia?
How is it treated?
Acute myeloid leukemia: Introduction

What is Acute myeloid leukemia?

Acute myeloid leukemia: A form of rapidly progressing blood cancer resulting in the rapid proliferation of granulocytes and monocytes, red blood cells and platelets.
Acute myeloid leukemia: A clonal expansion of myeloid blasts in the bone marrow, blood or other tissues. The classification of acute myeloid leukemias (AMLs) encompasses four major categories: 1) AML with recurrent genetic abnormalities 2) AML with multilineage dysplasia 3) Therapy-related AML 4) AML not otherwise categorized. The required bone marrow or peripheral blood blast percentage for the diagnosis of AML has been recently reduced from 30% (French-American-British [FAB] classification) to 20% (WHO classification). (WHO, 2001) -- 2003
Source - Diseases Database
Acute myeloid leukemia: acute leukemia characterized by proliferation of granular leukocytes; most common in adolescents and young adults.
Source - WordNet 2.1

Acute myeloid leukemia: Introduction

How many people get Acute myeloid leukemia?

Incidence (annual) of Acute myeloid leukemia: 11,920 new cases for Acute Myeloid Leukemia in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
Incidence Rate of Acute myeloid leukemia: approx 1 in 22,818 or 0.00% or 11,919 people in USA [about data]

Who gets Acute myeloid leukemia?

Profile for Acute myeloid leukemia: Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) occurs in both adults and children. This type of leukemia is sometimes called acute nonlymphocytic leukemia (ANLL). (Source: excerpt from What You Need To Know About Leukemia: NCI)

How serious is Acute myeloid leukemia?

Complications of Acute myeloid leukemia: see complications of Acute myeloid leukemia
5-year survival rate for Acute myeloid leukemia: 29.4% 5-year survival rate for white children under 15-years old with acute myeloid leukaemia in the US 1983-90 (SEER)
Deaths for Acute myeloid leukemia: 8,870 estimated deaths for Acute Myeloid Leukemia in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)