cancer
Acute myeloid leukaemia
Acute myeloid (AML) is a cancer of the myeloid line of blood cells, characterized by the rapid growth of abnormal cells that build up in the bone and blood and interfere with normal blood cell production. Symptoms may include feeling tired, shortness of breath, easy bruising, bleeding, and increased risk of . Occasionally, spread may occur to the brain, skin, or gums. As an acute leukemia, AML progresses rapidly, and is typically fatal within weeks or months if left untreated.
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Symptoms — what it feels like
- ·Feeling tired, shortness of breath, easy bruising and bleeding, increased risk of
How it's found
- ·Bone , blood test
Treatment
- ·, therapy, stem cell , Targeted
Outlook
- ·Five-year survival ~33% (US, 2015–2021)
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