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• n  malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by abnormal proliferation of leukocytes; one of the four major types of cancer

• It's hard not to get excited about an experimental cancer drug that shows real promise fighting chronic myeloid leukemia.
• Physicians who deal with leukemia are reluctant to talk in terms of "breakthroughs" and "cures.
• The theory that viruses are to blame for some forms of human cancer, especially leukemia, was strengthened last week by striking evidence gained from experiments with human .

• leukaemia
• leucaemia
• cancer of the blood

News & Articles

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• Leukemia Can't Keep Petrovic From Carrying His Brother's Bag
  Stephen Petrovic, who had a stem cell transplant last year for acute myeloid leukemia, is the comeback caddie kid.
  June 19, 2013 - Hartford Courant
• Celebrating 25 Years and Counting: Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's “Team In Training” Goes the Distance and Beyond for ...
  This year alone, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) is supporting more than 300 research projects with one goal in mind: Discovering lifesaving therapies for blood cancer patients. And in 2013, “Team In Training” (TNT), a flagship LLS fundraising campaign and the world’s first and largest endurance sports training program, is marking its landmark 25th anniversary. (PRWeb June 19, 2013) Read ...
  June 19, 2013 - PRWeb
• Caddies In Spotlight Leukemia Can't Keep Stephen Petrovic From Carrying His Brother Tim's Bag
  This is part of The Courant series on caddies. The story on Wednesday is on Stephen Petrovic, who continues his on-going fight with leukemia and returns to caddie for his brother Tim in the Travelers Championship.        
  June 19, 2013 - Hartford Courant

Quotes

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• Maarten van der Weijden in International Herald Tribune
  I think the leukemia taught me to think step by step,Van der Weijden said. "When you're laying in the hospital bed and feeling so much pain and feeling so tired, you don't want to think about next week or next month, you're only thinking...
• Paul Maurice in SI.com
  It's an unusual sentence to hear - the first word is cancer, the next word is leukemia, and then everything should be all right,Toronto coach Paul Maurice said. "I'm not familiar with the condition so it was new that something like this...
• Rihanna in The Gossip Girls (blog)
  The second time that she's helped with such a cause, Rihanna adds: "Leukemia is the most common disease children in the US die of and we need to change that. I urge everyone to sign up as a bone marrow donor with DKMS. If we have more donors, we can...