Chronic Myeloid Leukemia: MedlinePlus
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Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
Also called: Chronic granulocytic leukemia, Chronic myelogenous leukemia, CML
Leukemia is cancer of the white blood cells. White blood cells help your body fight infection. Your blood cells form in your bone marrow. In leukemia, however, the bone marrow produces abnormal white blood cells. These cells crowd out the healthy blood cells, making it hard for blood to do its work. In chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), there are too many of a specific type of white blood cell called a granulocyte.
Sometimes CML does not cause any symptoms at all. If you have symptoms, they may include:
Sometimes CML does not cause any symptoms at all. If you have symptoms, they may include:
- Feeling very tired
- Weight loss
- Night sweats
- Fever
- Pain or a feeling of fullness below the ribs on the left side
NIH: National Cancer Institute
MEDICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA
National Institutes of Health
- The primary NIH organization for research on Chronic Myeloid Leukemia is the National Cancer Institute
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