Focus on Leukemia
If you are not having an adequate response to treatment, you will be tested to see if your body is resistant to the medication.
What Happens Once CML Treatment Begins?
To assess your response to treatment for chronic myelogenous leukemia, you will need to undergo blood and marrow tests before and during treatment. These tests include complete blood count (CBC), cytogenetic analysis, and quantitative polymerase chain reaction (QPCR). How often you will need these tests depends on the time since your treatment started and your previous test results. There are three different types of response to medications.
Living with CML
If you’ve been diagnosed with chronic myelogenous leukemia, you may need help with practical tasks, such as sorting through treatment information, managing side effects, and finding financial help for medical expenses. Your healthcare team, which can include your doctor, CML specialist, nurse, social worker, and others, can assist you in many of these areas. Here are some steps you can take to find the support you need.
What Is CML?
Chronic myelogenous leukemia (also called CML or chronic granulocytic leukemia) is a disease in which the bone marrow makes too many white blood cells. CML is a slowly progressing blood and bone marrow disease that usually occurs during or after middle age, and rarely occurs in children.
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