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Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Epidemiology and Etiology

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Acute Leukemias

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This chapter provides an overview of the epidemiology and etiology of acute myeloid leukemia (AML). It includes a review of the prevalence and mortality of AML. The etiology and pathobiology of AML as well as a discussion of secondary and therapy-related AML are reviewed. Risk factors for AML are also addressed.

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    Kendra Sweet

  2. Department of Hematology/Oncology, Moffitt Cancer Center/University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA

    Hannah Asghari

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Sweet, K., Asghari, H. (2021). Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Epidemiology and Etiology. In: Faderl, S.H., Kantarjian, H.M., Estey, E. (eds) Acute Leukemias. Hematologic Malignancies. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-53633-6_1

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