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If leukemia causes white blood cells to divide more rapidly, why doesn’t it provide MORE immunity?

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Leukemia begins in the immature of the developing cells of bone marrow. Bone marrow produces different types of blood cells: red blood cells that carry oxygen and other materials to the tissues of the body; white blood cells that fight infection; and platates that fight that help the blood clots grow. In all, the bone marrow produces an excessive amount of ABNORMAL white blood cells, which don't function properly and cause effects to a person's body dealing with leukemia.

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