: not lymphocytic — see acute nonlymphocytic leukemia.

Is leukemia the worst cancer?

About 23,000 people die each year from leukemia. It's the sixth-leading cause of cancer deaths among men and women. The chance of living at least five years after diagnosis is called the five-year survival rate. That rate for leukemia is four times higher than it was in the 1960s.

What leukocytes are involved in acute myelogenous leukemia?

Acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) is a type of blood cancer that starts from young white blood cells called granulocytes or monocytes in the bone marrow. The bone marrow is the soft inner part of the bones, where new blood cells are made.