ON THIS PAGE: You will read about why follow-up care is important. Use the menu to see other pages.
For many people with CML, targeted therapy is an ongoing cancer treatment. Any decision to stop taking these drugs should be made by a patient and doctor together, based on how well the drug continues to work and the side effects.
ON THIS PAGE: You will learn about the different types of treatments doctors use for people with CML. Use the menu to see other pages.
ON THIS PAGE: You will learn about how doctors describe the growth or spread of CML. This is called the phase. Use the menu to see other pages.
To help doctors plan treatment and predict prognosis, which is the chance of recovery, CML is divided into 3 different phases: chronic, accelerated, or blast.
ON THIS PAGE: You will find a list of common tests, procedures, and scans that doctors use to find the cause of a medical problem. Use the menu to see other pages.
Doctors use many tests to find, or diagnose, leukemia. They also do tests to learn more about the extent of the disease. Doctors may also do tests to learn which treatments could work best.
ON THIS PAGE: You will find out more about body changes and other things that can signal a problem that may need medical care. To see other pages, use the menu.
ON THIS PAGE: You will find out more about the factors that increase the chance of developing CML. Use the menu to see other pages.
A risk factor is anything that increases a person’s chance of developing cancer. Although risk factors often influence the development of cancer, most do not directly cause cancer. Some people with several risk factors never develop cancer, while others with no known risk factors do develop cancer. Knowing your risk factors and talking about them with your doctor may help you make more informed lifestyle and health care choices.
ON THIS PAGE: You will find drawings of the main body parts affected by CML. Use the menu to see other pages.
