Is chronic myeloid leukemia common disease?

aubrie · Newbie Joined: 29 Jun 2007 Posts: 1

Hi, my sister had chronic myeloid disease. I am pregnant now and worried – what is the risk of me or my child getting this disease. As I understood, we are talking about chromosome problem. Is chronic myeloid leukemia common disease? Can you tell me something about this illness? I am so worried...

coretta · Newbie Joined: 09 Jan 2005 Posts: 8

Chronic myeloid leukemia is actually uncontrolled growth of malign blood cells. It is true that it occurs in people with certain chromosome aberration. There is certain analysis that could be done if you wish to see if your child has that aberration. This illness usually attacks older people, men more commonly. And the patient should expect to have a normal life for a long time.

Is chronic myeloid leukemia common disease?

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