CML - Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia

CML or MML (Myelomonocytic or MyelocyticLeukemia/Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia).

CML is a malignant cancer of the bone marrow. It causes rapid growth of the blood-forming cells in the bone marrow, peripheral blood and body tissues.

Symptoms - Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia is characterized by a phase that can last for months or years. The disease may have few or no symptoms during the chronic phase. Eventually, the chronic phase progresses to a more dangerous "accelerated phase," during which the leukemia cells grow more quickly. Within 5 years, in most people, the disease then progresses to a "blast crisis," when there is a very high count of immature white blood cells (leukemia cells). The blast phase of the leukemia is very difficult to treat. Bleeding and infection may occur due to bone marrow failure. Other possible symptoms include fatigue, weakness, night sweats, low-grade fever, enlarged spleen, bleeding and bruising.

Call your health care provider if symptoms suggestive of leukemia develop.

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