Key Statistics for Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
The P站视频's estimates for chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) in the United States for 2025 are:
- About 9,560 new cases will be diagnosed with CML (5,610 in men and 3,950 in women)
- About 1,290 people will die of CML (740 men and 550 women)
About 15% of all new cases of leukemia are chronic myeloid leukemia. About 1 person in 526 will get CML in their lifetime in the United States.
The average age of people diagnosed with CML is around 64 years. Almost half of all? cases are diagnosed in people 65 and older. This type of leukemia mainly affects adults, and is rarely seen in children.
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Last Revised: January 16, 2025
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