What is chronic myeloid leukemia?

Chronic myeloid leukemia is a blood cancer where there are too many of a specific type of white blood cell called a granulocyte. CML is often see in three phases: chronic, accelerated and blast. The chronic phase may last months to years with minimal or no symptoms.

How do members experience chronic myeloid leukemia?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with chronic myeloid leukemia*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for chronic myeloid leukemia*

Who has chronic myeloid leukemia on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 9
30s 21
40s 42
50s 66
60s 69
70+ 63

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 115
Female 152

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What is chronic myeloid leukemia?

Chronic myeloid leukemia is a blood cancer where there are too many of a specific type of white blood cell called a granulocyte. CML is often see in three phases: chronic, accelerated and blast. The chronic phase may last months to years with minimal or no symptoms.



Common symptoms reported by people with chronic myeloid leukemia

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for chronic myeloid leukemia

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Compare treatments taken by people with chronic myeloid leukemia

Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have chronic myeloid leukemia through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.

Got a question about living with chronic myeloid leukemia? Members in the forum might have the answers.



Who has chronic myeloid leukemia on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 245 say CML is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 9
30s 21
40s 42
50s 66
60s 69
70+ 63
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 1
20-29 years 7
30-39 years 4
40-49 years 13
50-59 years 13
60-69 years 7
70+ years 2

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 115
Female 152

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 80
Not Diagnosed 6

These charts show data from CML patients who have completed their condition history
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