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What are the chances of curing childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia?

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Depends: On the staging, the age of the child and the genetics of it.

Answered 9/28/2016

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Dr. James Ball answered

Specializes in Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Good. : This disease is curable in 80% of cases. There are many findings of the leukemia that can effect the prognosis. Some findings make the curability higher, some make it lower. Overall, there are good treatments for this disease.

Answered 9/14/2015

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>80%: While there are many variables that determine the answer to that exactly - things such as type of ALL, CNS involvement, etc - the prognosis for ALL is greater than 80% now. Some types even exceed 90%. A lot also depends on early recognition and level of care. It's a must that well trained and up-to-date pediatric oncologists are treating.

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