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The youth was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia at the age of 3 and has undergone chemotherapy treatments, including injecting chemotherapeutic agents into his cerebrospinal fluid, according to court documents.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2025

Salma Shah, from Watford, Hertfordshire, said that in January, she had been trying on wedding dresses days before her diagnosis of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2025

She lost her job of 19 years due to the care needed for her daughter, Skye, who was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in December 2021.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2025

The cause was lymphoblastic leukemia, his niece Theresa M. Leonardi said.

From New York Times • May 21, 2024

Jeffrey had been diagnosed with ALL, which stands for acute lymphoblastic leukemia, a form of blood cancer in which certain types of white blood cells become deformed and multiply rapidly.

From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick