B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (medical condition): A slow progressing disease involving cancerous B-cell lymphocytes which take over the healthy cells in the lymph nodes. B-cells help the body to fight infections so when the disease becomes more advanced, the body is less able to fight infection as there are fewer healthy, functioning B-cells.
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B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia:
»Introduction: B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia
»Symptoms of B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia
These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia:
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when if affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (medical condition): See B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (disease information).
»Introduction: B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia
»Symptoms of B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia
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