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If someone has a chronic leukemia does their wbc stay high?
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ONLY IN CLL: Chronic leukemia is two main types. Chronic lymphocytic leukemia most of the times do not need treatment and yes , counts may stay high. Chronic myelogenous leukemia always need treatment and counts should normalize with treatment.
Answered 4/12/2014
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