What Is Acute Myeloid Leukemia? What Causes Acute Myeloid Leukemia?

Acute myeloid leukemia, also known as acute myeloblastic leukemia, acute myelogenous leukemia, acute nonlymphocytic leukemia, AML, or ANLL is a fast-growing malignant disease in which too many immature white blood cells (myeloblasts) which are not lymphoblasts (mature cells) are found in the blood and bone marrow. Myeloblasts are useless. AML can affect both children and adults. Patients can have acute or chronic leukemia. In acute leukemia the disease advances fast, immature, useless cells accumulate rapidly in the marrow and blood...

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