Leukemia is treatable. About 80% to 90% of adults with leukemia will have complete remissions after treatment. That means leukemia cells can no longer be seen in their bone marrow. But in about half of these patients the cancer will come back , so the overall cure rate is around 40%. Again, these rates vary depending on the type of leukemia and other predictions of the outcome of the disease. Cure rates tend to be higher in younger patients and lower in older patients. Leukemia is usually fatal. It has a 60% chance of survival.
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