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... > health and social care > health and society > cancer and society > types of cancer > childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia

... > physiological processes > health and aging > diseases and medical conditions > types of cancer > childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia

... > physiological processes > health and aging > diseases and medical conditions > types of cancer > childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia

... > physiological processes > health and aging > diseases and medical conditions > types of cancer > childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia

... > physiological processes > health and aging > diseases and medical conditions > types of cancer > childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Preferred term

childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Definition

LEUKEMIA IS A cancer of the white blood cells. Lymphocytes are members of a specific group of white blood cells that function to help the body fight infections and are part of the immune system known as the lymphoid cells. [Source: Encyclopedia of Cancer and Society; Leukemia, Acute Lymphoblastic, Childhood]

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types of cancer

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