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1. What is chronic lymphocytic leukaemia?
2. Symptoms
3. Causes
4. Tests and next steps
5. Treatment
6. Help and support

Main causes of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia

It’s not clear what causes chronic lymphocytic leukaemia.

Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia is rare, but it’s more common:

• as you get older – it’s very rare in people under 40
• if you’re male
• if someone in your family has had it