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acute leukemia

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Noun1.acute leukemiaacute leukemia - rapidly progressing leukemia        
cancer of the blood, leucaemia, leukaemia, leukemia - malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by abnormal proliferation of leukocytes; one of the four major types of cancer
acute lymphoblastic leukemia, acute lymphocytic leukemia - acute leukemia characterized by proliferation of immature lymphoblast-like cells in bone marrow, lymph nodes, spleen, and blood; most common in children
acute myelocytic leukemia, acute myeloid leukemia - acute leukemia characterized by proliferation of granular leukocytes; most common in adolescents and young adults


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In September 2003, Jensen received a call from someone at the New York Blood Center, informing him that he was a match with a potential recipient suffering from acute leukemia.
Stem-cell donor fights fires, too by Mass, Warren / The New American
According to a study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, babies who are breastfed for at least one month are 21 percent less likely to develop childhood acute leukemia, and those breastfed for more than six months are 30 percent less likely.
All Hail the Breast! by Mothering
Officer Diane Alonzo, a 37-year-old single mother of four, was diagnosed with acute leukemia a year ago and given less than six months to live, said Los Angeles Police Department spokeswoman Gina Lopez.
BRIEFLY : MARROW DONOR FOUND FOR OFFICER by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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