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stage 0 chronic lymphocytic leukemia (... KRAH-nik LIM-foh-SIH-tik loo-KEE-mee-uh)

 There are too many lymphocytes in the blood, but there are no other symptoms of leukemia. Stage 0 is indolent (slow-growing).

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