Leukemia

Leukemia (leukaemia in Commonwealth English) is a group of blood diseases characterized by malignancies (cancer) of the blood-forming tissues. Leukemia is the most common childhood cancer in the industrialised world; in the UK, around one in 2000 children are affected.

References

• {{Journal reference issue | Author=Laughlin MJ, Eapen M, Rubinstein P, Wagner JE, Zhang MJ, Champlin RE, Stevens C, Barker JN, Gale RP, Lazarus HM, Marks DI, van Rood JJ, Scaradavou A, Horowitz MM | Title=Outcomes After Transplantation of Cord Blood or Bone Marrow From Unrelated Donors in Adults With Leukemia | Journal=New England Journal of Medicine | Volume=351 | Issue=22 | Year=2004 | Pages=2265-75}} PMID 15564543
• {{Journal reference issue | Author=Rocha V, Labopin M, Sanz G, Arcese W, Schwerdtfeger R, Bosi A, Jacobsen N, Ruutu T, de Lima M, Finke J, Frassoni F, Gluckman E; Acute Leukemia Working Party of European Blood and Marrow Transplant Group; Eurocord-Netcord Registry | Title=Transplants of umbilical-cord blood or bone marrow from unrelated donors in adults with acute leukemia | Journal=New England Journal of Medicine | Volume=351 | Issue=22 | Year=2004 | Pages=2276-85}} PMID 15564544
• {{Journal reference issue | Author=Steinbrook R | Title=The cord-blood-bank controversies | Journal=New England Journal of Medicine | Volume=351 | Issue=22 | Year=2004 | Pages=2255-7}} PMID 15564539