Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia

Oncology

• What is leukaemia? And acute lymphoblastic leukaemia?
• Types of ALL
• Risk factors
• Symptoms of ALL
• Diagnosis and tests
• Treatment for ALL
• Follow-up and adverse effects
• Bibliography

Bibliography

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