Chronic Myeloid Leukemia WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW: Chronic myeloid
leukemia is also called chronic myelogenous leukemia or CML. It
is cancer of the bone marrow and blood cells. With CML, blood
cells that should become white blood cells (WBCs) do not fully
grow. These cells do not fight infection like a normal WBC
should. They crowd the bone marrow and prevent normal blood
cells from growing and fighting infection. AFTER YOU LEAVE: -
Take your medicine as directed. Call your primary healthcare
provider if you think your medicine is not helping or if you
have side effects. Tell him if you are allergic to any medicine.
Keep a list of the medicines, vitamins, and herbs you take.
Include the amounts, and when and why you take them. Bring the
list or the pill bottles to follow-up visits. Carry your
medicine list with you in case of an emergency. Follow up with
your primary healthcare provider or oncologist: Write down your
questions so you remember to ask them during your visits. - Get
plenty of rest: Rest as much as y