Disease staging is primarily based on percent of blasts in the blood and bone marrow.
It is important to know whether the leukemia has spread outside the blood and bone marrow in order to plan treatment.
Its purpose is to kill the leukemiacells in the blood and bone marrow.
Fewer than 20% blasts in the blood or bone marrow.
Hairy cell leukemia is a cancer of the blood and bone marrow.
Blasts in the blood and bone marrow are not increased.
Blasts in both blood and bone marrow are less than 5%.
The cancer may come back in the blood and bone marrow or in other parts of the body.
The amount of blasts in the blood or bone marrow.
A blood or bone marrow stem cell transplant, in rare cases.
Disease staging is primarily based on percent of blasts in the blood and bone marrow.
It is important to know whether the leukemia has spread outside the blood and bone marrow in order to plan treatment.
Its purpose is to kill the leukemiacells in the blood and bone marrow.
Fewer than 20% blasts in the blood or bone marrow.
Hairy cell leukemia is a cancer of the blood and bone marrow.
Blasts in the blood and bone marrow are not increased.
Blasts in both blood and bone marrow are less than 5%.
The cancer may come back in the blood and bone marrow or in other parts of the body.
The amount of blasts in the blood or bone marrow.
A blood or bone marrow stem cell transplant, in rare cases.
