Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia ... : Causes

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Causes could include:
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) causes a slow increase in the number of B lymphocytes in the bone marrow. The cancerous cells spread from the blood marrow to the blood, and can also affect the lymph nodes and other organs. CLL causes the bone m...
Source:ADAM
Date:September 11, 2006
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is a cancer of white blood cells. In CLL, mature white blood cells of certain types called lymphocytes function abnormally and cause disease.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
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