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How quickly does hairy cell leukemia progress?

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Healthtree contact Seema Bhat, MD

Seema Bhat, MD

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How quickly does hairy cell leukemia progress? It is one of the slow growing chronic leukemias. So it usually grows at a very slow pace over years. So you may present initially with some minimal change in your counts, minimal decrease in your hemoglobin, minimal decrease in your platelets, and it may take years before these numbers get to the point where you will need treatment.

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