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Leukemia is an often deadly form of cancer that deteriorates bone-marrow, the Lymphatic System or other tissues involved in the producing of blood cells. Leukemia affects only ten in one-hundred thousand people. As Leukemia develops, it produces abnormal white blood cells. The abnormal cells interfere with the production of blood components. Leukemia cuts down on red blood cell and platelet production, which in turn cuts off an oxygen supply to many organs in the body. The body now has trouble fighting off infections because there are fewe