What is chronic lymphocytic leukemia?

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is a blood cancer where there are too many of a specific type of white blood cell called a lymphocyte. CLL is the second most common form of leukemia in adults often occurring during or after middle age. It rarely occurs in children.

How do members experience chronic lymphocytic leukemia?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with chronic lymphocytic leukemia*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for chronic lymphocytic leukemia*

Who has chronic lymphocytic leukemia on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 15
30s 17
40s 34
50s 95
60s 211
70+ 404

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 331
Female 435

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What is chronic lymphocytic leukemia?

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is a blood cancer where there are too many of a specific type of white blood cell called a lymphocyte. CLL is the second most common form of leukemia in adults often occurring during or after middle age. It rarely occurs in children.



Common symptoms reported by people with chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for chronic lymphocytic leukemia

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Compare treatments taken by people with chronic lymphocytic leukemia

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Who has chronic lymphocytic leukemia on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 4 new patients joined this month
  • 710 say CLL is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 15
30s 17
40s 34
50s 95
60s 211
70+ 404
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 2
20-29 years 4
30-39 years 11
40-49 years 34
50-59 years 68
60-69 years 41
70+ years 14

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 331
Female 435

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 290
Not Diagnosed 9

These charts show data from CLL patients who have completed their condition history
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