than in acute leukemia. As a result, chronic leukemia gets worse gradually.
             The following are the most common types of leukemia:
             Acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) is the most common type of leukemia in young children. This disease also affects adults; especially those age 65 and older.
             Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) occurs in both adults and children. This type of leukemia is sometimes called acute nonlymphocytic leukemia (ANLL).
             Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) most often affects adults over the age of 55. It sometimes occurs in younger adults, but it almost never affects children.
             Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) occurs mainly in adults. A very small number of children also develop this disease.
             It is important to note some of the symptoms that a person suffering from Leukemia might go through. Leukemia cells are abnormal cells that cannot do what normal blood cells do. They cannot help the body fight infections. For this reason, people with leukemia often get infections and have high fevers.
             Like all blood cells, leukemia cells travel throughout the body. Depending on the number of abnormal cells and where these cells collect, patients with leukemia may have a number of various symptoms.
             In acute leukemia, the abnormal cells may collect in the brain or the central nervous system (CNS). The result may be headaches, vomiting, confusion, and loss of muscle control.
             Autologous stem cell transplantation, which is performed by using marrow or peripheral blood, is routinely used to consolidate patients with acute myelocytic leukemia in complete remission. The situation is less clear for adults with acute lymphocytic leukemia in which results achieved with all strategies are disappointing.
             In acute myelocytic leukemia, autografts should be done to patients with good and standard risk factors. Patients with high-risk acute myelocytic leukemia, defined by poor cytogenetics or failure to achieve remission with t...