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Overview: Leukemia - Acute Myeloid (AML)
What Is Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)?

The American Cancer Society's most recent estimates for acute myeloid leukemia cancers in the United States are for 2009:

  • 12, 810 new cases of AML.
  • 9,000 deaths from AML (almost all will be in adults)

The average age of a patient with AML is 67. AML is slightly more common among men than among women. The lifetime risk of getting AML for the average man is about 1 in 225; for the average woman the risk is about 1 in 300.

Last Medical Review: 09/14/2007
Last Revised: 05/06/2009
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