Understanding chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)

A cancer of the blood and bone marrow.

CLL is a cancer of the blood and bone marrow. One of 4 main types of leukemia, CLL usually progresses more slowly than the others. If you have questions about other types of leukemia, you’ll get answers at the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Web site.

Usually, doctors take a watch-and-wait approach to CLL. But when they decide that the time is right to treat it, there are many options available.

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Through CancerInformation.com, sanofi-aventis provides patients and caregivers with answers to their questions about CLL. You’ll learn about the disease, its risk factors, diagnostic tests, treatment options, and more. This knowledge will help you and your healthcare team decide on the right treatment option.

Get the information you need on the following topics:

What is CLL?

What causes CLL? What are the signs to watch for? What are the risk factors? How is it diagnosed? Get answers to these and many other questions here.

What is CLL?
Stages of CLL
Risk factors
Signs and symptoms
Screening
Diagnostic tests

Treatment

Find out about the treatment options currently used to treat CLL – including surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, and more.

Treatment
Chemotherapy
Radiation
Surgery
Other treatment options
Managing side effects

Living with CLL

Living with CLL raises many issues, including how to talk to your loved ones and to your doctor. Patients and caregivers will find helpful suggestions here.

Living with CLL
Emotional impact
Talking to your doctor
Talking to family & friends
For caregivers

Resources

A variety of resources are available to CLL patients and caregivers – from clinical trials to support organizations. This section has contact information as well as helpful downloadable tools.

Resources
Clinical trials
Tools
Useful links
Frequently asked questions
Videos