Can chronic myeloid leukemia be cured?

george1218 · Newbie Joined: 18 Oct 2004 Posts: 3

Hello, I am 45 years old and first symptoms of my illness (chronic myeloid leukemia) I started to feel were weakness and tiredness. I sweat a lot during night and first changes I felt was increased spleen. Genetic control determined that I have so called Philadelphia chromosome, typical for this illness. All I need to know is – can chronic myeloid leukemia be cured?

carolan · Newbie Joined: 11 Jul 2004 Posts: 3

There are several types of treating this condition. In chronic phase, monitoring of abnormal cells has to be constant. Transplantation of bone marrow cells will improve the patient’s status. I think that for now it is still early to talk about the prognosis. I guess you will have to wait and see how your body responses to the therapy.

Can chronic myeloid leukemia be cured?

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