CML Leukemia Alternative Therapies – 2

Tai chi - Tai chi is a system of movements and positions which aim to address the body and mind as an interconnected system. Traditionally it is believed to have mental and physical health benefits to improve posture, balance, flexibility and strength. Image Source : http://bit.ly/o0lG9r This discovery leads to a relaxation response for patients [...]

CML Leukemia Alternative Therapies – 1

Alternative Therapies for CML Leukemia could include Yoga, Acupuncture, Homeopathy, Meditation, Tai Chi and Guided Imagery. Yoga - Yoga is an ancient system of exercise, relaxation and healing. Yoga has also been recommended and used for a variety of medical conditions. Psychosocial stress can trigger different degrees of emotional responses and these long standing suppressed [...]

New Lab Test for Chronic Myeloid Leukemia

New types of treatment are being tested in clinical trials. Clinical trials are part of the cancer research process and many of today’s standard treatments for cancer are based on earlier clinical trials. Imatinib which is currently sold as Gleevec by Novartis revolutionized the treatment of leukemia when it was approved in 2001. Imatinib comes [...]

Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia – Lifestyle

Many people with chronic myelogenous leukemia continue treatment with imatinib indefinitely. They think it is a chronic disease and they have to live with it for years. Patients with usually have no restrictions on their lifestyle. You can’t change the fact that you have had cancer but what you can change is how you live [...]

Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Prevention – 2

Diet - Diet is a fertile area for immediate intervention to decrease the risk of developing certain cancers. High fruit and vegetable consumption has been associated with a reduced risk for developing cancers. Obesity - Excess body fat substantially increases the risk for many types of cancer where the real culprit may be an excess [...]

Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Prevention – 1

Physicians and individuals have recognized that the best “treatment” of cancer is preventing its occurrence or detecting it early when it may be most treatable and treat it. The chance of an individual developing a cancer depends on both genetic as well as non-genetic factors. A genetic factor is an inherited, unchangeable trait. While, a [...]

The treatment for chronic myelogenous leukemia

Chronic myelogenous leukemia like all other cancers comes due to the out-of-control growth of abnormal cells. Different types of treatment are available for patients with CML which depends on the patient’s age, the phase of CML, the amount of blasts in the blood or marrow, the size of the spleen at diagnosis and even on [...]

Canadians approves SPRYCEL as first-line treatment for chronic phase of CML.

Canadians diagnosed with a life-threatening cancer, chronic myeloid leukemia in chronic phase, now have a new treatment option available to them. Health Canada has approved and granted a notice of with conditions for SPRYCEL () as first-line treatment in patients with chronic phase CML. Phase 3 trials called DASISION showed that patients with Philadelphia chromosome-positive [...]

CML Leukemia Research

Researchers investigate the role of placental growth factor (PlGF) with chronic myeloid leukemia. Chronic myeloid leukemia is a particular form of leukemia of the marrow that can be treated with targeted imatinib. However, in some cases this medicine has no effect and so researchers at the VIB Vesalius Research Centre, K.U. Leuven have investigated the [...]

Prognosis of Chronic myeloid leukemia

The prognosis of Chronic myeloid leukemia may include the duration, chances of complications, probable outcomes, prospects for recovery, recovery period, survival rates, death rates and other outcome possibilities in the overall prognosis of Chronic myeloid leukemia. Usually, the prognosis of chronic myeloid leukemia refers to the likely outcome of chronic myeloid leukemia which has improved [...]