Does Leukemia Have Stages?

In this staging system, CLL is divided into 5 different stages, from 0 (zero) to IV (4). This staging system classifies the leukemia according to whether a patient has, or does not have, any of the following: Lymphocytosis, which means there are high levels of lymphocytes in the blood.

What are the 4 stages of leukemia?

Stages of AML
  • M0: undifferentiated acute myeloblastic leukemia.
  • M1: acute myeloblastic leukemia with minimal maturation.
  • M2: acute myeloblastic leukemia with maturation.
  • M3: acute promyelocytic leukemia.
  • M4: acute myelomonocytic leukemia.
  • M4 eos: acute myelomonocytic leukemia with eosinophilia.
  • M5: acute monocytic leukemia.

What is the life expectancy of a person with leukemia?

Today, the average five-year survival rate for all types of leukemia is 65.8%. That means about 69 of every 100 people with leukemia are likely to live at least five years after diagnosis. Many people will live much longer than five years.

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