Prognosis of Acute lymphocytic leukemia
Life Expectancy and Survival Rates
5-year survival rate for Acute lymphocytic leukemia: 75.0% 5-year survival rate for white children under 15-years old with acute lymphocytic leukaemia in the US 1983-90 (SEER)
Deaths and Mortality Rates
Deaths from Acute lymphocytic leukemia: 1,450 estimated deaths for Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
Estimated mortality rate for Acute lymphocytic leukemia from incidence and deaths statistics:
- Deaths: 1,449 (USA annual deaths calculated from this data:
1,450 estimated deaths for Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004))
- Incidence: 3,830 (USA annual incidence calculated from this data:
3,830 new cases for Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
- 37.9% (ratio of deaths to incidence).
- See also Deaths and Acute lymphocytic leukemia and Overview of Acute lymphocytic leukemia.
Complications:
Complications of Acute lymphocytic leukemia from the Diseases Database include:
Source: Diseases Database
See also complications of Acute lymphocytic leukemia.
Death Statistics for Acute lymphocytic leukemia
The following are statistics from various sources
about deaths related to Acute lymphocytic leukemia:
- 820 estimated male deaths for Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
- 630 estimated female deaths for Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
- more death statistics...»
Acute lymphocytic leukemia: Research More
About prognosis:
The 'prognosis' of Acute lymphocytic leukemia usually refers to the likely outcome
of Acute lymphocytic leukemia.
The prognosis of Acute lymphocytic leukemia
may include the duration of Acute lymphocytic leukemia, chances of complications of Acute lymphocytic leukemia,
probable outcomes,
prospects for recovery, recovery period for Acute lymphocytic leukemia, survival rates,
death rates,
and other outcome possibilities in the overall prognosis of Acute lymphocytic leukemia.
Naturally, such forecast issues are by their nature unpredictable.
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