Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia or ALL is a very misunderstood cancer because it is not very common. When most people think about cancer they turn to sources they know; either from family members who have experienced a bout with Cancer or even TV programs, movies, or books. Unfortunately most of the times the forms of Cancer found in their search have something in common; the time from diagnosis to survivorship can be very "short".
Now enter the realm of Acute Lymphoblasic Leukemia; it is like entering another world. This is an extremely aggressive form of cancer; oftentimes killing a person within days or a couples weeks if left untreated. And the treatment is anything but "short".
The treatment protocol is extremely long and extremely aggressive. To my knowledge (I could be wrong so don't quote me on this) but blood Cancers are the only form of cancer where the treatment requires a minimum of a month stay in the hospital to go through the chemo program.
