What is AML?
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is the most common type of acute leukemia in adults. In AML, the bone marrow makes abnormal red blood cells, platelets, or myeloblasts (a type of immature white blood cell). These abnormal cells are called “blasts” and are the leukemia cells. These cells divide quickly, leaving less room for healthy cells to develop, and also cause the disease to spread fast. Acute leukemia is monitored by measuring the number of blasts in the bone marrow.
View more AML facts.Bone marrow from
healthy person
Bone marrow from
person with AML
Red blood cell
Platelet
White blood cell
Leukemia cell
The video below will teach you more about AML and how it develops in the body.