Chronic myeloid leukemia or cml is a type of cancer that begins in the bone marrow.
Living with cml blog.
Mmr is achieved when pcr reaches 0 1 1 1000 of 100 also called a 3 log reduction.
Well i guess the title should read 5 years living with leukaemia and knowing it.
A fifteen year cancer survivor of a brain tumor and am now currently four years into.
The lls blog is the blog home of the leukemia and lymphoma society the largest nonprofit dedicated to blood cancer research.
Wow that was 5 years ago so much has happened since then mainly good that it is.
Chronic myelogenous leukemia affects 20 000 people in the united states but about 4 500 are newly diagnosed each year.
I was diagnosed with cml on march 3 2006 after having some blood work ordered by my ophthalmologist.
They ve been around since 1949 so they have a wealth of experience.
Life with cml is a blog providing support to others in knowing they are not alone in their fight against chronic myeloid leukemia.
I am going to be tracking my progress throughout my treatment.
I actually had to go back to my very first blog post to confirm that it was the 12th of december 2006 that i was diagnosed with cml.
This anniversary had nearly passed me by until a little bell went off in the back of my head.
The life of a flower.
I invite you to comment.
Pcr measures how many of the tested white blood cells are leukemic.
I started this blog to keep my friends and family informed about my progress with chronic myelogenous leukemia cml.
Living with cml if we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly our whole life would change.
London england united kingdom about blog i was diagnosed with old man s cancer chronic myeloid leukaemia cml on the 19th january 2007 when i was 22.
It is the result of a genetic mutation that causes white blood cell production to increase out of control.
Living with chronic myeloid leukemia chronic myeloid leukemia cml and its treatment can affect your life in many ways.
But there are things you can do to deal with the challenges head on.