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| Overview: Leukemia - Acute Lymphocytic (ALL) |
How Many People Get Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia? |
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The American Cancer Society's most recent estimates for acute
lymphocytic leukemia cancers in the United States are for 2009:
- 44,790 new cases of all types of leukemia
- 5,760 new cases acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) About 1
out of 3 will be in adults
- 1, 400 deaths from ALL (3 out of 4 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 Medical Review: 10/04/2007 Last Revised: 05/06/2009
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