Radiation therapy uses high-energy X-rays to kill cancer cells or stop them from growing. It is sometimes used along with chemotherapy (chemo) to treat ALL.

Chemo is the main treatment for nearly all people with acute lymphocytic leukemia.

Stem cells are immature cells that live in your bone marrow. They're the starter cells for all types of blood cells. A stem cell transplant uses stem cells to replace bone marrow that contains cancer.

Chemotherapy is the main treatment for nearly all people with acute myeloid leukemia.

Read on to learn more about acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL). This type of leukemia starts in very early or premature forms of white blood cells called lymphocytes. These immature cells are called lymphoblasts, or just blasts. As the blasts grow, they can crowd out the normal cells in the bone marrow.

If your healthcare provider thinks you might have ALL, you will need certain exams and tests to confirm your diagnosis.

Being told you have acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) can be scary, and you may have many questions. But you have people on your healthcare team to help.

Once your healthcare provider knows you have cancer, the next step is to find out the grade and stage of the cancer. Staging and grading of cancer is important for deciding how to treat it, and how curable it is.

In many cases, early-stage prostate cancer will not spread or cause any problems or side effects for a long time, if ever. That's why your healthcare provider may suggest active surveillance. This is the decision to watch prostate cancer, instead of treating it right away.

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