mainly bone marrow. Leukemia also affects the lymph glands
and spleen. Leukemia causes the body to produce an extreme
amount of abnormal white blood cells. This causes
infections because the abnormal cells cannot stop
infections like the normal cells do. Leukemia also causes
anemia. Anemia is a disease in which the body makes less
blood cells. This happens because the leukemic cells crowd
the system. Leukemia also causes excessive bleeding. This
happens because the amount of platelets will decrease and
Researchers think a change in genetic structure cause
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