Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), or chronic myelogenous leukemia, is a slow-growing form of cancer that affects the bone marrow and blood. Like acute myeloid leukemia, CML originates in the myeloid cells. When functioning properly, myeloid cells produce mature red blood cells, platelets and non-lymphocytic white blood cells. When healthy myeloid cells undergo cancerous changes and transform into leukemia cells, they are no longer regulated by normal growth patterns. Instead, they can rapidly produce abnormal copies of themselves, which can leave the bone marrow, enter the bloodstream and spread
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