Some types of leukemia, especially acute leukemias, are diseases that can result in full cure. Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML), on the other hand, is a disease that can be effectively controlled with medication, and when diagnosed in its early stages, patients' life expectancy approaches the general population average. However, in conditions such as Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) and Multiple Myeloma, a complete cure is generally not possible; these diseases are managed with long-term medication.