Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia is also most commonly seen among older age group people. Therefore, the risk increases as you go older. According to Kumar and Clark (2009)The mean age of presentation is 65and 67 years. The type of lymphocytes that are proliferating are B lymphocytes. As in chronic myeloid leukaemia, this also evolves slowly and therefore, the symptoms are seen at very last stages. The disease can be diagnosed accidently, when a full blood count was done for some other reason.
Once the disease has been diagnosed the patient normally has a chance of survival for 10 years. But, many patients die of old age before there are killed by the disease itself.
References : Kumar P and Clark M, 2009. Clinical Medicine. 7th ed.
References : Kumar P and Clark M, 2009. Clinical Medicine. 7th ed.
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