• Interesting Facts
  - The Greeks are believed to have been the first to recognize the disease in the 5th century. The term "leukemia" comes from two Greek words, "leukos" and "hemia" which together mean "white blood".
  - The first diagnosis was made in 1845 by John Hughes Benett in Edinburgh.
  - The disease affects more men than women, but statistically men have a slightly higher 5-year survival rate.
  - The chronic type of leukemia is more common among older people while the acute type is mainly in children.
  

• Famous people with leukemia

       - Ed Bradley: a broadcast journalist for CBS News and a co-host of TV’s weekly news “60 Minutes.” He died at the age of 65 due to an operation on his
         spleen from leukemia.
       - Marie Curie: the first woman to receive the Nobel Prize. She developed leukemia after her long exposure to radioactive chemicals associated with her 
         research.
       - Mary Travers: an American folk singer from the trio Peter, Paul, and Mary. She was diagnosed with leukemia in 2004 and recently died at the age of 72 
         from complications arising from chemotherapy treatment.
       - Bill Walsh: a famous head football coach at Stanford University. He was diagnosed with leukemia and died at the age of 75.

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