Video Report On Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Having Form Of Leukemia Cancer

November 15th, 2009

A WebMD article states thate:

Bright’ Outlook, but Lifetime Treatment Needed for CML
By Daniel J. DeNoon
WebMD Health News
Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD

Nov. 10, 2009 — Basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar today announced that he has suffered from leukemia for nearly a year.


Abdul-Jabbar, 62, has chronic myelogenous leukemia or CML. Once a fatal disease, oral medications now keep CML under control for 80% to 90% of patients, says leukemia expert Michael Deininger, MD, PhD, of Oregon Health & Science University in Portland.

“For the vast majority of patients diagnosed in the chronic phase of the disease, the outlook is very good,” Deininger tells WebMD. “The outlook for CML patients in 2009 is bright.”

Kareem Abdu-Jabbar



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