Fast food restaurants are popping up all over the planet, but nowhere are they more a part of the culture than in the U.S., be it a drive-through or sit-down restaurant. While individuals have different motivations for going to fast food chains, there are specific reasons why they've became so popular and remain so. Price When it comes to restaurant dining, fast food is nearly as cheap as it gets, so price is one of the primary reasons people frequent them.
For animal diseases, see Leucosis. Leukemia, also spelled leukaemia, is a group of cancers that usually begin in the bone marrow and result in high numbers of abnormal white blood cells. These white blood cells are not fully developed and are called blasts or leukemia cells.
Overall, leukaemia is the eleventh most common cancer in the UK (around 8,600 people were diagnosed with the disease in 2011), and it is the ninth most common cause of cancer death (around 4,800 people died in 2012).