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| Overview: Leukemia - Acute Lymphocytic (ALL) |
How Many People Get Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia? |
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In 2008 there will be about 44,270 new cases of all types of leukemia in the United States. Of these, about 5,430 will be acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL). Although this is mainly a disease of children, about 1 out of 3 cases will be in adults. About 1, 460 people will die of ALL in the United States in 2008. About 3 out of 4 of these deaths will be in adults.
The average person's lifetime risk of getting ALL is about 1 in 1,000. Some information on treatment success rates for adult ALL can be found in the section,
"How Is Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia Treated?"
Last Revised: 10/04/2007
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