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The type of leukemia depends on the type of blood cell that becomes cancer and whether it grows quickly or slowly. Leukemia occurs most often in adults older than 55, but it is also the most common cancer in children younger than 15. Explore the links on this page to learn more about the types of leukemia plus treatment, statistics, research, and clinical trials.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="large-6 columns cthpCard no-resize"> <div class="equalheight bgWhite cthp-treatment"> <h2 style="">Treatment</h2> <div class="cardBody"> <h4 class="cthp-pdq-label"> PDQ Treatment Information for Patients </h4> <ul> <li> <a href="/types/leukemia/patient/adult-all-treatment-pdq">Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Treatment</a> </li> <li> <a href="/types/leukemia/patient/adult-aml-treatment-pdq">Acute Myeloid Leukemia Treatment</a> </li> <li> <a href="/types/leukemia/patient/cll-treatment-pdq">Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Treatment </a> </li> <li> <a href="/types/leukemia/patient/cml-treatment-pdq">Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia Treatment</a> </li> <li> <a href="/types/leukemia/patient/hairy-cell-treatment-pdq">Hairy Cell Leukemia Treatment</a> </li> <li> <a href="/types/leukemia/patient/child-all-treatment-pdq">Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia</a> </li> <li> <a href="/types/leukemia/patient/child-aml-treatment-pdq">Childhood Acute Myeloid Leukemia Treatment</a> </li> </ul> <div class="more-info list"> <h5>More information</h5> <ul> <li class="general-list-item general list-item title-only"> <div class="title-and-desc title desc container"> <a class="title" href="/types/childhood-cancers/late-effects-pdq">Late Effects of Treatment for Childhood Cancer (PDQ庐)</a> </div> </li> <li class="general-list-item general list-item title-only"> <div class="title-and-desc title desc container"> <a class="title" href="/about-cancer/treatment/drugs/leukemia">Drugs Approved for Leukemia</a> </div> </li> <li class="general-list-item general list-item title-only"> <div class="title-and-desc title desc container"> <a class="title" href="/research/participate/clinical-trials-search">Find NCI-Supported Clinical Trials</a> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="large-6 columns cthpCard no-resize"> <div 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href="/about-cancer/screening/patient-screening-overview-pdq">Cancer Screening Overview (PDQ庐)</a> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="large-6 columns cthpCard no-resize"> <div class="equalheight bgWhite cthp-research"> <h2>Research</h2> <div> <a href="/types/leukemia/research"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/g/files/xnrzdm211/files/styles/cgov_panoramic/public/cgov_image/media_image/100/300/6/files/leukemia-aml-cells-article.jpg?h=b1660d00&itok=rY2mJHpW" width="600" height="338" alt="Human cells with acute myelocytic leukemia as seen through a microscope" /> </a> <div class="cardBody"> <a href="/types/leukemia/research" class="arrow-link">Clinical advances, research findings, and NCI programs that are leading to progress in treating leukemia.</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="large-6 columns cthpCard no-resize"> <div class="equalheight bgWhite cthp-general"> <h2>Coping with Cancer</h2> <div class="cardBody"> <p>The information in this section is meant to help you cope with the many issues and concerns that occur when you have cancer.</p> <a class="arrow-link" href="/about-cancer/coping/feelings">Emotions and Cancer</a> <a class="arrow-link" href="/about-cancer/coping/adjusting-to-cancer">Adjusting to Cancer</a> <a class="arrow-link" href="/about-cancer/coping/caregiver-support">Support for Caregivers</a> <a class="arrow-link" href="/about-cancer/coping/survivorship">Survivorship</a> <a class="arrow-link" href="/about-cancer/advanced-cancer">Advanced Cancer</a> <a class="arrow-link" href="/about-cancer/managing-care">Managing Cancer Care</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="large-6 columns cthpCard no-resize"> <div class="equalheight bgWhite cthp-survival"> <h2>Statistics</h2> <div> <figure class="video cthp-mm-video-player "> <div id="ytplayer-jC8CUIID2HA" class="flex-video widescreen" 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