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"Former Los Angeles Lakers basketball star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has been diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia, he announced Tuesday.\r\nReceiving the diagnosis last December, Abdul-Jabbar, 62, says he is currently undergoing treatment for the form of blood cancer, abbreviated CML, which involves checking his blood levels on a regular basis.\r\nWhile the 7-foot-2 NBA star will not disclose his prognosis, he confirms he is managing his disease, which &amp;quot;doesn&amp;apos;t impact my life too significantly.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nAs a result of his diagnosis, Abdul-Jabbar has made it a mission to educate others about the importance of early detection, partnering with pharmaceutical company Novartis to travel the country and educate others about CML and other cancers.\r\n&amp;quot;I think it&amp;apos;s possible for someone in my position to help save lives,&amp;quot; he told CNN.\r\nCheck out the day&amp;apos;s top celeb news photos.\r\nThe National Cancer Institute describes CML as a &amp;quot;slowly progressing disease in which too many white blood cells are made in the bone marrow.&amp;quot;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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