[CMLHope] Re: What's used for CLL?

2008-02-15 Thread Suzieq
Donna: I live outside of Cuba. Closer for me to go to St. Louis than to Springfield...I started with a doctor in Washington, Mo., & liked him, but did not like the labs there, they messed up two different tests that I had to have redone & it was nearly three to four weeks in getting the ini

[CMLHope] Re: What's used for CLL?

2008-02-14 Thread Myvety2k
Hi Donna, I don't mean to jump in on your E-mail but I go to one here in Springfield also, how about that. Greenie **The year's hottest artists on the red carpet at the Grammy Awards. Go to AOL Music. (http://music.aol.com/grammys?NCID=aolcmp0030002565) --~--~

[CMLHope] Re: What's used for CLL?

2008-02-14 Thread donnac
Suzie, where in Missouri do you live. My husband goes to an oncologist in Springfield. We had our first visit with her last month because Jim's former onc moved. She seemed quite knowledgeable about CML. If this would help I can send you her name. Donna Wife of Jim Dxd 6/99 On Feb 11, 11:06

[CMLHope] Re: What's used for CLL?

2008-02-13 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Just to add to Trey's excellent summary, the average age of diagnosis for CLL is close to 70 years old. As Trey noted, sometimes its aggressive and other times its very slow growing. Depending on the age of the person, the therapy can vary. If prognostic factors are good and age is high, the On

[CMLHope] Re: What's used for CLL?

2008-02-12 Thread Suzieq
Trey: Thank you so very much for explaining all of this. Love, Suzieq --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ [CMLHope] A support group of http://cmlhope.com - You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Grou

[CMLHope] Re: What's used for CLL?

2008-02-12 Thread Trey
Maybe a short overview is warranted. Leukemia is a blood cancer. Cancer has two things in common -- certain cells in the body become abnormal, then the body produces large numbers of abnormal cells. In leukemia those abnormal cells are blood cells. When leukemia affects the lymph cells, it is cal