Leukemia can be acute (fast growing) or chronic (slow developing). In children about 95% of Leukemias are acute.

• Acute lymphocytic Leukemia (also known as Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, or ALL) is the most common type of Leukemia in young children.
• Acute myelogenous Leukemia (also known as Acute Myeloid Leukemia, or AML) occurs more commonly in adults than in children.
• Chronic lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) most often affects adults over the age of 55. It sometimes occurs in younger adults, but it almost never affects children.
• Chronic myelogenous Leukemia (CML) occurs mainly in adults. A very small number of children also develop this disease.

Acute Leukemia is the most common form of childhood cancer and is the primary cause of cancer-related mortality in children. One third of all childhood cancers are Leukemia.

Updated:: 13/09/2021 []