What are the stages of leukemia?

Answer by  katestar (169)

In leukemia, there are many different variations of the cancer. In order to know what stages there are in leukemia, you first must know which leukemia you friend is diagnosed with. In general, there are two different stages- there is the chronic leukemia, which is a slow progression, and then there is acute leukemia, which is afast progression of cancer

Answer by  juanita57 (1374)

There are 3 stages or phases.First one is the chronic stage, which has immuture white blood cells,second one isthe accelerated stage which has more than 10% and fewer than 20% of blasts in the blood, and the third is the blast stage, has more than 20% of blasts in the blood which is also called the aggressive stage.

Answer by  sylsia (510)

Low risk, high risk, and recurrent are the stages of Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia. Stages 0 through 4 and recurrent are the stages of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia.

Answer by  Stashie (5)

Leukemia is staged based on the type of leukemia, the cells affected, and the symptoms present. For example, Stage 1 Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia is when less than 10% of blood and bone marrow are blasts (immature cells) with mild symptoms and a good response to treatment. Generally, the higher the stage the worse the prognosis.

Answer by  Deepakck (174)

Staging is used to describe the spreading level of cancer in the body, but leukemia is not classified in this way. There is lymphocytic and myelogenous based on cells effected.

Answer by  ramamurthy (38)

it is classified accordind to the type of leucocytes affected as lymphatic leukemia or myeloid leukemia.the disease may occur in any age and commonest in childhood.the stages may be acute or chronic according to the speed of progress.

Answer by  arthi (336)

Leukemia is clinically and pathologically classified as acute stage, sub acute stage or chronic stage. The prognosis and response to the treatment also vary. Accurate diagnosis is very important for determining the treatment

Answer by  YellowCup (1650)

Leukemia staging is different from other cancer staging. Cancer is staged by size of tumor, leukemia is normally staged by amount of certain blood cells and platelets and the particular type of leukemia that is involved. Also if the leukemia is acute or chronic will have different stages.

Answer by  ZYX (21)

Staging for Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML) 1 - Chronic phase 2 - Accelerated phase 3 - Blast phase (also called acute phase or blast crisis)

Answer by  DrYasmin (178)

Leukaemia can be classified as acute & chronic. Acute includes Lymphoblastic & myeloid type, whereas chronic includes Lymphatic & myeloid.

Answer by  Sunil34 (25)

Two stages of leukemia- 1) Chronic leukemia:Early stage of leukemia with slow progression. 2) Acute leukemia:Rapid progression of leukemia leads to dangerous if not treated in proper time.