How many types of leukemia in children are they?
question Lamont : How many types of childhood leukemia are My friend is 3 year old son, Jacob, was diagnosed with leukemia. I could not talk to her as she with him in the hospital – it’s from the chemo today. I wondered how many species there are, and those most likely to be cured? Thank you! Best Answer:
Almost all acute leukemias in childhood. Most are acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and the second most common is acute myeloid leukemia (AML), both representing about 95% of cases and several subtypes of each have a total of somewhere aroundನ-50 species. There are no more likely than others, that the cure rate depending on specific features of the illness of a child, but most children will vary healed are healed. Fortunately.
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April 3rd, 2011 at 12:39 pm
ALL is the most common in children and most cureable in them.
AML is less common in children, and harder to get rid of in them.
There are several varieties of both, but those are the two general categories.
CML is very rare in children.
See the leukemia/lymphoma society website for excellent information about them all.