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Blood tests. Many people are diagnosed with CML through a blood test called a complete blood count (CBC) before they have any symptoms. A CBC counts the number of different kinds of cells in the blood. A CBC is often done as part of a regular office visit.People with CML have high levels of white blood cells.any people are diagnosed with CML through a blood test called a complete blood count (CBC) before they have any symptoms. A CBC counts the number of different kinds of cells in the blood. A CBC is often done as part of a regular office visit. People with CML have high levels of white blood cells.
Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a blood cancer. It happens when young abnormal white blood cells called blasts (leukemia cells), begin to fill up the bone marrow, preventing normal blood production. Doctors diagnose AML when 20 out of every 100 white blood cells in the bone marrow is a blast cell. AML is the most common acute leukemia affecting adults, with about 20,000 new cases diagnosed each year. When people have AML, blasts make copies of themselves quickly. This slows the production of red blood cells and platelets, causing tiredness from anemia and a risk of bleeding from a low platelet count.