What type of cancer is acute lymphoblastic leukaemia? | Children with Cancer UK
Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia is a type of leukaemia, often know as ALL. ALL is a cancer of the white blood cells. Your child’s body needs white blood cells help to fight infections.
There are two different types of white blood cell – lymphoid cells (also known as lymphocytes) and myeloid cells. Normally these cells, which are produced in the bone marrow, repair and reproduce themselves in an orderly and controlled way.
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0:00:00 What is Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia?
0:01:11 Symptoms of leukaemia
0:01:59 How is Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia be diagnosed.
0:02:34 Treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
0:03:23 Side effects of treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
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0:04:20 Survival rates of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
