 Acute myeloid leukemia ( AML ) , also known as acute myelogenous leukemia or acute nonlymphocytic leukemia ( ANLL ) , is a cancer of the myeloid line of blood cells , characterized by the rapid growth of abnormal white blood cells that accumulate in the bone marrow and interfere with the production of normal blood cells . AML is the most common acute leukemia affecting adults , and its incidence increases with age . Although AML is a relatively rare disease , accounting for roughly 1 @.@ 2 % of cancer deaths in the United States , its incidence is expected to increase as the population ages . 
 Acute myeloid leukemia ( AML ) , also known as acute myelogenous leukemia or acute nonlymphocytic leukemia ( ANLL ) , <a href='drop_aux' title='1'><mark>is</mark></a>a cancer of the myeloid line of blood cells , characterized by the rapid growth of abnormal white blood cells <a href='null_relcl' title='2'><mark>that</mark></a>accumulate in the bone marrow and interfere with the production of normal blood cells . AML <a href='drop_aux' title='3'><mark>is</mark></a>the most common acute leukemia affecting adults , and its incidence <a href='uninflect' title='4'><mark>increases</mark></a> with age . Although AML <a href='drop_aux' title='5'><mark>is</mark></a>a relatively rare disease , accounting for roughly 1 @.@ 2 % of cancer deaths in the United States , its incidence is expected to increase as the population ages . 
Acute myeloid leukemia ( AML ) , also known as acute myelogenous leukemia or acute nonlymphocytic leukemia ( ANLL ) , a cancer of da myeloid line of blood cells , characterized by the rapid growth of abnormal white blood cells accumulate in the bone marrow and interfere wit the production of normal blood cells . AML the most common acute leukemia affecting adults , and its incidence increase with age . Although AML a relatively rare disease , accounting for roughly 1 @.@ 2 % of cancer deaths in the United States , its incidence is expected to increase as the population ages .