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Can you have acute lymphoblastic leukemia and then get acute promyelocytic leukemia?

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Yes, you can be diagnosed with ALL followed by AML. ALL is the cancer of lymphocytes whereas AML is the cancer of the myelocytes. It can be diagnosed together (Biphenotypic leukemia) or separately.

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