​Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

Similar to acute lymphocytic leukemia, chronic lymphocytic leukemia is a cancer of the blood and bone marrow in which your lymphocytes, a form of white blood cells, get affected. However unlike acute lymphocytic leukemia, it is slow progressing (chronic) and is more common among older people.

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia develops when the process of blood cell production fails, leading to the creation of more and more immature white blood cells at the expense of healthy cells.Since lymphocytes are responsible for fighting infection, the absence of creation of lymphocytes deprives the body to do so.

Risk factors typically associated with acute lymphocytic leukemia are:

  • Aging more than 60 years of age

  • Being male

  • Exposure to certain chemicals

  • Family history of leukemia

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