2002
DOI: 10.1590/s1519-38292002000100010
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Leucemia linfóide aguda: uma doença curável

Abstract: RESUMO: Leucemia linfóide Aguda (LLA), é o tipo mais comum de câncer infantil, constituindo cerca de um terço de todas as neoplasias malignas da criança. A incidência de LLA em crianças nos Estados Unidos é aproximadamente de 3,4 casos por 100.000 crianças menores de 15 anos de idade. Até a metade do século passado, as leucemias eram consideras universalmene, uma doença fatal. O desenvolvimento de combinações terapêuticas, utilizando diversas drogas citotóxicas com ou sem transplante de medula óssea, tem aumen… Show more

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“…Our results demonstrate that ALL was most frequent in males (59.2%) under 9 years of age, with the majority of cases (65%) occurring in children between the ages of 2 and 5 years, as described by previous studies (Gurney et al, 1996;Linet et al, 1997;Felix et al, 2000;Hastings, 2002;Pedrosa and Lins, 2002;Oliveira et al, 2004).…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 87%
“…Our results demonstrate that ALL was most frequent in males (59.2%) under 9 years of age, with the majority of cases (65%) occurring in children between the ages of 2 and 5 years, as described by previous studies (Gurney et al, 1996;Linet et al, 1997;Felix et al, 2000;Hastings, 2002;Pedrosa and Lins, 2002;Oliveira et al, 2004).…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 87%
“…A Leucemia Linfoide Aguda (LLA) é o tipo mais comum de câncer infantil, constituindo cerca de um terço de todas as neoplasias malignas da criança 5 . Constitui uma doença maligna que resulta na produção descontrolada de blastos de origem linfoide e no bloqueio da produção normal de glóbulos vermelhos, brancos e plaquetas 6 .…”
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“…The frequency of incidence in the population from 0 to 14 years is 1/25 000 individuals/year, and the risk of developing the disease in the first 10 years is 1/2880. ALL is more common in white children than in Afro‐descendant/black children (1,8:1) and in boys than in girls (1,2:1) .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%