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Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is a rare type of leukemia that can happen when cells that make the blood develop a genetic change called BCR-ABL1 (Philadelphia chromone). Dr. M. Lynn Savoie, hematologist at Tom Baker Cancer Centre in Calgary, Alberta, discusses treatment options, including hematopoiesis stem cell transplants, and ways to minimize side…
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Learn more about CML treatment option and side effects.
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Watch this video to understand treatment options for CML. Part 2 of 2.
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This video gives an understanding of CML. Part 1 of 2.
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Karen Williamson was feeling well and looking forward to a trip to Europe so it was a shock when she was diagnosed with leukemia. When she was told her she would need a stem cell transplant, she found that that reading about what was not helpful. "What I needed to do was take it one day at a time and trust my medical team."
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Al Collings talks about living with CML and how it has brought new meaning to his life.
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Dr. Kareem Jamani talks to us about CML treatment options and diagnosis.
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CML is a rare type of leukemia (about 15% of all new cases of leukemia are CML) that occurs when a person has a Philadelphia chromosome or another mutation which expresses a new gene (BCR-ABL) inside certain blood cells, causing the bone marrow cells to make too many white blood cells. The Philadelphia chromosome is present in 95% of people with CML, but it…
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When you are first diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), you may have genetic tests on your leukemia cells. Doctors uses tests such as fluorescent in-situ hybridization (FISH) and DNA sequencing to look for changes in chromosomes and genes, such as whether part of a chromosome is missing or deleted, or mutations.
These genetic tests help…
These genetic tests help…