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Childhood leukemia is a type of leukemia that occurs in children and is a childhood cancer. Childhood leukemia is the most common pediatric cancer, accounting for 29% of cancer in children aged 0-14 years in 2018. There are many forms of leukemia in children, the most common being acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), followed by acute myelogenous leukemia. (AML) (For further discussion, see the leukemia type section below). The survival rate varies depending on the type of leukemia, but it can reach 90% with ALL

The most common form of childhood leukemia is acute lymphocyte (or lymphoblastic) leukemia (ALL), which accounts for 75 to 80% of the diagnosis of childhood leukemia. ALL is a leukemia affecting lymphocytes, leukocytes fighting infection. When a patient has ALL, the bone marrow produces too many immature leukocytes and they do not mature properly. These white blood cells can not fight properly with infectious diseases as well. Other blood cells in the bone marrow are dense, excessive production of white blood cells

Leukemia is a cancer of white blood cells. It is the most common type of childhood cancer. Your blood cells are formed in the bone marrow. White blood cells help the body fight infection. In leukemia, bone marrow produces abnormal white blood cells. These cells squeeze healthy blood cells and make it difficult to complete the blood. Risk factors for childhood leukemia include brothers and sisters of leukemia, specific genetic diseases, and radiation therapy or chemotherapy. Treatment often treats childhood leukemia. The treatment options are chemotherapy, other medications, and radiotherapy. In some cases bone marrow and blood stem cell transplantation may help