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Leukemia - Chronic Myeloid - CML

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Leukemia is a cancer of the blood. Leukemia begins when normal blood cells change and grow uncontrollably. Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is a cancer of the blood-forming cells, called myeloid cells, found in the bone marrow (the spongy, red tissue in the inner part of large bones). CML most often causes an increase in the number of white blood cells (neutrophils or granulocytes that normally fight infection). It is also sometimes called chronic granulocytic, chronic myelocytic, or chronic myelogenous leukemia. CML makes up about 9% of leukemias.