 | Incidence | | | 0.7 /100 000/year |
| UK Incidence | | | 50/year |
| Median age | | | 2 years |
| M:F ratio | | | ~1 (female preponderance under age 2 years) |
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|  |  | Disease Name; |
Childhood Acute Myeloid Leukaemia
| Synonyms; |
Childhood AML, Childhood acute myelogenous leukaemia
| Description; |
Acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) is sometimes referred to as acute non-lymphocytic leukaemia (ANLL), especially in American publications.
AML is a form of cancer that affects the cells producing myeloid blood cells in the bone marrow. Myeloid cells are red blood cells, platelets and all white cells except lymphocytes. The most common forms of AML, in adults and in children, mainly affect the white blood cell production in the bone marrow. The forms that affect red cell and platelet producing marrow cells are less common. They are known as erythroleukaemia and acute megakaryocytic leukaemia respectively.
Last updated 25/11/2008 |
