This book provides an overview of the key developments in both acute lymphocytic leukemia and
acute myeloid leukemia with a comprehensive guide to the epidemiology pathogenesis etiology
clinical manifestations classification diagnosis and staging as well as the most recent
developments in the therapeutic landscape for acute leukemia. The Handbook of Acute Leukemia
offers readers a key resource into the future outlook for patients with leukemia and is edited
and authored by internationally renowned experts in the field. Leukemia is cancer of the white
blood cells and acute leukemia means the condition progresses rapidly and aggressively
requiring immediate treatment. Acute leukemia is classified according to the type of white
blood cells that are affected: either lymphocytes and myeloid cells.
